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
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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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.