Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands

Netherlands: Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 2,177 in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
2,177
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
77th
of 190 countries
All-time high
9,713
in 1975
All-time low
2,011
in 2009
Years of data
30
1971–2010

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands, 1971–2010

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1971199020101971: 7.1k1972: 7.7k1973: 8.8k1974: 9.5k1975: 9.7k1976: 9.7k1977: 9.6k1978: 9.4k1979: 9.1k1980: 7.6k1981: 7.1k1982: 6.7k1983: 6.3k1984: 6.1k1985: 6.1k1986: 5.7k1987: 5.1k1988: 5.0k1989: 4.3k1990: 4.9k1991: 4.2k1992: 3.9k1999: 2.1k2004: 2.7k2005: 2.7k2006: 2.1k2007: 2.6k2008: 2.1k2009: 2.0k2010: 2.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2010, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands stood at 2,177.

That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands peaked at 9,713 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2,011, in 2009.

That places Netherlands 77th out of 190 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number) in Netherlands, 1971 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1971 7,064
1972 7,668 +8.6%
1973 8,803 +14.8%
1974 9,525 +8.2%
1975 9,713 +2.0%
1976 9,705 -0.1%
1977 9,609 -1.0%
1978 9,384 -2.3%
1979 9,109 -2.9%
1980 7,629 -16.2%
1981 7,098 -7.0%
1982 6,708 -5.5%
1983 6,323 -5.7%
1984 6,105 -3.4%
1985 6,109 +0.1%
1986 5,706 -6.6%
1987 5,147 -9.8%
1988 4,982 -3.2%
1989 4,304 -13.6%
1990 4,942 +14.8%
1991 4,152 -16.0%
1992 3,944 -5.0%
1999 2,096 -46.9%
2004 2,668 +27.3%
2005 2,653 -0.6%
2006 2,068 -22.1%
2007 2,605 +26.0%
2008 2,083 -20.0%
2009 2,011 -3.5%
2010 2,177 +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8,953 7,064 9,713 9
1980s 6,011 4,304 7,629 10
1990s 3,784 2,096 4,942 4
2000s 2,348 2,011 2,668 6
2010s 2,177 2,177 2,177 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 74 Haiti 2,642 compare
  2. 75 Poland 2,464
  3. 76 Jordan 2,399 compare
  4. 78 Lesotho 2,138 compare
  5. 79 Thailand 2,012 compare
  6. 80 Eswatini 2,007 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands?
Repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands was 2,177 in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 9,713 in 1975.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 2,011 in 2009.
How does Netherlands rank for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Netherlands ranks 77th out of 190 countries with data for 2010.
Is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
193 places, 4,527 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release