Ghana vs United Arab Emirates: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male

Ghana
2.1%
in 2018
United Arab Emirates
1.9%
in 2013
Ghana rank
100th
United Arab Emirates rank
101st

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

  • Ghana
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1974 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Ghana ranks 100th and United Arab Emirates ranks 101st of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 1.5% 28.6% 27.2% United Arab Emirates
1990s 1.1% 11.8% 10.7% United Arab Emirates
2000s 4.7% 5.6% 0.9% United Arab Emirates
2010s 4.8% 2.6% 2.2% 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, male, Ghana or United Arab Emirates?
Ghana, at 2.1% against 1.9% in United Arab Emirates as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Ghana and United Arab Emirates?
0.2%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United Arab Emirates?
13 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2013.
How do Ghana and United Arab Emirates rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Ghana ranks 100th and United Arab Emirates ranks 101st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.