Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 9,603 number in 1985. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Netherlands, 1971–1985
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 1985, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Netherlands stood at 9,603 number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Netherlands peaked at 18,983 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9,603 number, in 1985.
That places Netherlands 74th out of 187 countries with data for 1985, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,816 number | 14,095 number | 18,983 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 11,544 number | 9,603 number | 14,319 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 71 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 11,610 number
- 72 Eritrea 10,995 number
- 73 Timor-Leste 10,432 number
- 75 Russia 9,580 number
- 76 Eswatini 9,480 number compare
- 77 El Salvador 9,439 number compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Netherlands?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Netherlands was 9,603 number in 1985, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 18,983 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,603 number in 1985.
- How does Netherlands rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Netherlands ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 1985.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. 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 primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.