Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Netherlands
Netherlands: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male was 1.6% in 1984. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Netherlands, 1971–1984
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.6% for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in 1984.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Netherlands peaked at 2.2% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1983.
That places Netherlands 89th out of 165 countries with data for 1984, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.0% | — |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | +16.0% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -25.9% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Netherlands?
- Repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Netherlands was 1.6% in 1984, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1972.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1983.
- How does Netherlands rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male?
- Netherlands ranks 89th out of 165 countries with data for 1984.
- Is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 4 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.