Bangladesh vs Ghana: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Bangladesh
1.9%
in 2018
Ghana
2.0%
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
99th
Ghana rank
97th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Ghana
246810197119942018

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 99th and Ghana ranks 97th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 3.8% 4.0% 0.2% Ghana
2000s 5.1% 4.8% 0.3% Bangladesh
2010s 2.0% 2.3% 0.3% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, Bangladesh or Ghana?
Ghana, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Bangladesh as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Bangladesh and Ghana?
0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ghana?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Ghana rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Bangladesh ranks 99th and Ghana ranks 97th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.