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

Netherlands: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 2.3% in 2009. ▼ Falling

Latest (2009)
2.3%
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
96th
of 172 countries
All-time high
11.7%
in 1973
All-time low
2.0%
in 2005
Years of data
27
1971–2009

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands, 1971–2009

246810121971199020091971: 10.4 %1972: 11.2 %1973: 11.7 %1974: 11.6 %1975: 11.4 %1976: 11.1 %1977: 10.6 %1978: 10.4 %1979: 8.9 %1980: 8.5 %1981: 8.2 %1982: 7.6 %1983: 7.3 %1984: 7.5 %1985: 7.3 %1986: 7 %1987: 7 %1988: 6.1 %1989: 7.2 %1990: 6 %1991: 5.7 %2004: 2.6 %2005: 2 %2006: 2.6 %2007: 2.1 %2008: 2.1 %2009: 2.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2009, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands stood at 2.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands peaked at 11.7% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2005.

Netherlands ranks 96th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Netherlands, 1971 to 2009.
Year % Change
1971 10.4%
1972 11.2% +6.9%
1973 11.7% +5.3%
1974 11.6% -1.1%
1975 11.4% -2.1%
1976 11.1% -2.6%
1977 10.6% -4.5%
1978 10.4% -2.1%
1979 8.9% -13.7%
1980 8.5% -4.8%
1981 8.2% -3.6%
1982 7.6% -7.6%
1983 7.3% -2.9%
1984 7.5% +2.6%
1985 7.3% -3.5%
1986 7.0% -4.4%
1987 7.0% +0.7%
1988 6.1% -12.5%
1989 7.2% +17.3%
1990 6.0% -16.2%
1991 5.7% -5.6%
2004 2.6% -54.7%
2005 2.0% -21.6%
2006 2.6% +31.1%
2007 2.1% -19.3%
2008 2.1% -1.8%
2009 2.3% +9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.8% 8.9% 11.7% 9
1980s 7.4% 6.1% 8.5% 10
1990s 5.9% 5.7% 6.0% 2
2000s 2.3% 2.0% 2.6% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands was 2.3% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 1973.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2005.
How does Netherlands rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Netherlands ranks 96th out of 172 countries with data for 2009.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 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.