Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male, Ghana or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 6,674 number against 6,140 number in Ghana as of 2002.

What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Ghana and Syrian Arab Republic?

534 number, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Syrian Arab Republic?

16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Syrian Arab Republic: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Ghana

6,140 number

in 2018

Syrian Arab Republic

6,674 number

in 2002

Ghana rank

48th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

47th

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

Ghana
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 6,674 number against 6,140 number in Ghana, a difference of 534 number.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Ghana ranks 48th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 47th of 164 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,256 number	8,049 number	6,793 number	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	1,277 number	8,808 number	7,530 number	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	3,861 number	8,886 number	5,024 number	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	8,737 number	7,526 number	1,211 number	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male, Ghana or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 6,674 number against 6,140 number in Ghana as of 2002.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Ghana and Syrian Arab Republic?: 534 number, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Syrian Arab Republic?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do Ghana and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?: Ghana ranks 48th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 47th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 164 places, 3,798 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.