Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belgium

Belgium: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 4.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
4.0%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
77th
of 172 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 1974
All-time low
3.8%
in 2016
Years of data
17
1974–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belgium, 1974–2017

51015201974199520171974: 18.3 %1975: 16.7 %1976: 15.9 %1993: 7.2 %2005: 7.4 %2006: 7.6 %2007: 8.1 %2008: 7.4 %2009: 10.7 %2010: 11 %2011: 9.3 %2012: 12.3 %2013: 10.2 %2014: 9.7 %2015: 7.1 %2016: 3.8 %2017: 4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belgium is 4.0%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belgium peaked at 18.3% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2016.

Belgium ranks 77th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Belgium, 1974 to 2017.
Year % Change
1974 18.3%
1975 16.7% -8.5%
1976 15.9% -5.0%
1993 7.2% -54.8%
2005 7.4% +2.8%
2006 7.6% +2.3%
2007 8.1% +7.5%
2008 7.4% -8.3%
2009 10.7% +43.2%
2010 11.0% +3.4%
2011 9.3% -15.6%
2012 12.3% +32.3%
2013 10.2% -17.2%
2014 9.7% -4.6%
2015 7.1% -26.5%
2016 3.8% -47.2%
2017 4.0% +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16.9% 15.9% 18.3% 3
1990s 7.2% 7.2% 7.2% 1
2000s 8.2% 7.4% 10.7% 5
2010s 8.4% 3.8% 12.3% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belgium?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belgium was 4.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 1974.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2016.
How does Belgium rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Belgium ranks 77th out of 172 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.