Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female was 3,826 number in 1999. ▼ Falling

Latest (1999)
3,826 number
World rank
39th
of 170 countries
All-time high
10,723 number
in 1980
All-time low
3,826 number
in 1999
Years of data
23
1971–1999

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Netherlands, 1971–1999

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1971198519991971: 4.1k number1972: 8.1k number1973: 6.0k number1974: 7.5k number1975: 8.5k number1976: 9.1k number1977: 9.6k number1978: 10.0k number1979: 10.7k number1980: 10.7k number1981: 10.4k number1982: 9.7k number1983: 9.0k number1984: 9.4k number1985: 9.8k number1986: 9.7k number1987: 9.3k number1988: 8.0k number1989: 7.2k number1990: 6.9k number1991: 6.8k number1992: 6.5k number1999: 3.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 1999, repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Netherlands stood at 3,826 number. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 46.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Netherlands peaked at 10,723 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3,826 number, in 1999.

Netherlands ranks 39th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (number) in Netherlands, 1971 to 1999.
Year number Change
1971 4,110 number
1972 8,130 number +97.8%
1973 6,037 number -25.7%
1974 7,543 number +24.9%
1975 8,488 number +12.5%
1976 9,088 number +7.1%
1977 9,578 number +5.4%
1978 10,027 number +4.7%
1979 10,669 number +6.4%
1980 10,723 number +0.5%
1981 10,404 number -3.0%
1982 9,741 number -6.4%
1983 9,000 number -7.6%
1984 9,448 number +5.0%
1985 9,825 number +4.0%
1986 9,662 number -1.7%
1987 9,263 number -4.1%
1988 8,048 number -13.1%
1989 7,190 number -10.7%
1990 6,877 number -4.4%
1991 6,826 number -0.7%
1992 6,530 number -4.3%
1999 3,826 number -41.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8,186 number 4,110 number 10,669 number 9
1980s 9,330 number 7,190 number 10,723 number 10
1990s 6,015 number 3,826 number 6,877 number 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 36 Uruguay 4,238 number
  2. 37 Congo 4,182 number compare
  3. 38 Turkey 4,121 number compare
  4. 40 Italy 3,819 number compare
  5. 41 Saudi Arabia 3,200 number compare
  6. 42 Libya 2,831 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Netherlands?
Repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Netherlands was 3,826 number in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 10,723 number in 1980.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 3,826 number in 1999.
How does Netherlands rank for repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female?
Netherlands ranks 39th out of 170 countries with data for 1999.
Is repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. 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 3 of lower secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 3,258 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.