Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands

Netherlands: Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 3,420 number in 1999. ▼ Falling

Latest (1999)
3,420 number
World rank
49th
of 170 countries
All-time high
10,516 number
in 1978
All-time low
3,420 number
in 1999
Years of data
23
1971–1999

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands, 1971–1999

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1971198519991971: 6.3k number1972: 8.2k number1973: 8.3k number1974: 9.5k number1975: 10.0k number1976: 10.1k number1977: 9.5k number1978: 10.5k number1979: 10.3k number1980: 10.3k number1981: 10.1k number1982: 9.4k number1983: 8.3k number1984: 8.5k number1985: 9.2k number1986: 8.7k number1987: 8.2k number1988: 7.5k number1989: 6.7k number1990: 6.5k number1991: 6.7k number1992: 6.5k number1999: 3.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 3,420 number for repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in 1999. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands peaked at 10,516 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3,420 number, in 1999.

Netherlands ranks 49th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (number) in Netherlands, 1971 to 1999.
Year number Change
1971 6,281 number
1972 8,243 number +31.2%
1973 8,272 number +0.4%
1974 9,457 number +14.3%
1975 9,979 number +5.5%
1976 10,079 number +1.0%
1977 9,488 number -5.9%
1978 10,516 number +10.8%
1979 10,310 number -2.0%
1980 10,277 number -0.3%
1981 10,113 number -1.6%
1982 9,402 number -7.0%
1983 8,321 number -11.5%
1984 8,468 number +1.8%
1985 9,159 number +8.2%
1986 8,727 number -4.7%
1987 8,190 number -6.2%
1988 7,513 number -8.3%
1989 6,726 number -10.5%
1990 6,548 number -2.6%
1991 6,672 number +1.9%
1992 6,458 number -3.2%
1999 3,420 number -47.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9,181 number 6,281 number 10,516 number 9
1980s 8,690 number 6,726 number 10,277 number 10
1990s 5,774 number 3,420 number 6,672 number 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 46 Cambodia 3,598 number
  2. 47 Ecuador 3,558 number compare
  3. 48 France 3,477 number
  4. 50 China 3,088 number compare
  5. 51 Central African Republic 3,066 number compare
  6. 52 Jordan 2,933 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands?
Repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands was 3,420 number in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 10,516 number in 1978.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 3,420 number in 1999.
How does Netherlands rank for repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Netherlands ranks 49th out of 170 countries with data for 1999.
Is repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 3,258 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.