Ghana vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Ghana
1.6%
in 2018
Lao People's Democratic Republic
1.7%
in 2018
Ghana rank
95th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
94th

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Ghana
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
123456199920082018

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Ghana ranks 95th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 94th of 156 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 3.0% 4.2% 1.2% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 3.9% 3.6% 0.3% Ghana
2010s 3.0% 1.7% 1.3% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Ghana or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Ghana as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Ghana ranks 95th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 94th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,981 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.