Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands

Netherlands: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 10.3% in 1991. ▼ Falling

Latest (1991)
10.3%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
36th
of 153 countries
All-time high
14.0%
in 1973
All-time low
9.6%
in 1988
Years of data
21
1971–1991

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands, 1971–1991

0510151971198119911971: 12.2 %1972: 12.9 %1973: 14 %1974: 13.8 %1975: 13.6 %1976: 12.6 %1977: 13.6 %1978: 13.1 %1979: 12.9 %1980: 12.8 %1981: 12.1 %1982: 10.8 %1983: 11.2 %1984: 11.8 %1985: 11.3 %1986: 10.8 %1987: 10.3 %1988: 9.6 %1989: 9.9 %1990: 10.3 %1991: 10.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 10.3% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in 1991.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands peaked at 14.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1988.

Netherlands ranks 36th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Netherlands, 1971 to 1991.
Year % Change
1971 12.2%
1972 12.9% +5.4%
1973 14.0% +8.6%
1974 13.8% -1.3%
1975 13.6% -1.6%
1976 12.6% -7.6%
1977 13.6% +8.4%
1978 13.1% -3.6%
1979 12.9% -1.6%
1980 12.8% -0.7%
1981 12.1% -5.6%
1982 10.8% -10.4%
1983 11.2% +3.7%
1984 11.8% +5.2%
1985 11.3% -4.7%
1986 10.8% -4.4%
1987 10.3% -4.7%
1988 9.6% -6.3%
1989 9.9% +3.1%
1990 10.3% +4.2%
1991 10.3% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.2% 12.2% 14.0% 9
1980s 11.1% 9.6% 12.8% 10
1990s 10.3% 10.3% 10.3% 2

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 33 Ethiopia 11.2%
  2. 34 Guyana 10.5% compare
  3. 35 Cameroon 10.4% compare
  4. 37 Kiribati 9.3% compare
  5. 38 Nicaragua 9.0% compare
  6. 39 Bhutan 9.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands was 10.3% in 1991, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1973.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1988.
How does Netherlands rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Netherlands ranks 36th out of 153 countries with data for 1991.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,514 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.