Ghana vs Jamaica: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male over time
- Ghana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Ghana'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 92nd of 181 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 | 2.3% | 4.3% | 1.9% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 4.2% | 2.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 4.3% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 0.5% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 3.5% | 1.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Ghana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 2.1% against 1.9% in Ghana as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Ghana and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Jamaica 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), male?
- Ghana ranks 95th and Jamaica ranks 92nd of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of male repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.