El Salvador vs Ghana: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education

El Salvador
2.6%
in 2017
Ghana
2.2%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
69th
Ghana rank
72nd

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education over time

  • El Salvador
  • Ghana
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2.6% against 2.2% in Ghana, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.

El Salvador ranks 69th and Ghana ranks 72nd of 164 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6% 3.0% 2.4% Ghana
1990s 1.1% 1.5% 0.4% Ghana
2000s 2.6% 4.4% 1.8% Ghana
2010s 3.0% 4.5% 1.5% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, El Salvador or Ghana?
El Salvador, at 2.6% against 2.2% in Ghana as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education between El Salvador and Ghana?
0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
El Salvador ranks 69th and Ghana ranks 72nd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,796 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.