Ghana vs Mauritania: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Ghana
1.8%
in 2017
Mauritania
1.8%
in 2017
Ghana rank
95th
Mauritania rank
96th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Ghana
  • Mauritania
05101520197119942017

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.

Ghana ranks 95th and Mauritania ranks 96th of 184 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 2.4% 17.3% 14.9% Mauritania
1980s 2.2% 14.9% 12.7% Mauritania
1990s 3.2% 19.5% 16.3% Mauritania
2000s 5.7% 10.9% 5.2% Mauritania
2010s 2.2% 2.8% 0.6% Mauritania

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 Mauritania?
Ghana, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Mauritania as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Ghana and Mauritania?
0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
14 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Ghana ranks 95th and Mauritania ranks 96th 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.