Ghana vs Jamaica: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Ghana
1.8%
in 2017
Jamaica
1.6%
in 2018
Ghana rank
95th
Jamaica rank
98th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Ghana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.8% against 1.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Jamaica ahead.
Ghana ranks 95th and Jamaica ranks 98th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 3.9% | 1.5% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 3.8% | 1.7% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 4.0% | 0.7% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.0% | 1.3% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Ghana or Jamaica?
- Ghana, at 1.8% against 1.6% in Jamaica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Ghana and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Jamaica?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
- How do Ghana and Jamaica rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 95th and Jamaica ranks 98th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.