Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Belgium
Belgium: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 5.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Belgium, 2005–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 5.9% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2017.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Belgium peaked at 9.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2016.
That places Belgium 43rd out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.2% | — |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.1% | 9.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 40 Mauritania 6.2% compare
- 41 Macao 6.1% compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 5.9% compare
- 44 Egypt 5.4% compare
- 45 Mauritius 5.0% compare
- 46 British Virgin Islands 5.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Belgium?
- Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Belgium was 5.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Belgium ranks 43rd out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.