Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ghana
Ghana: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 2.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ghana, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ghana stood at 2.1%.
That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ghana peaked at 6.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1991.
That places Ghana 100th out of 172 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.2% | — |
| 1974 | 1.5% | -33.6% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | -18.5% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +264.3% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +68.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -55.5% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 6.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 97 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.3% compare
- 98 Paraguay 2.2% compare
- 99 Bangladesh 2.1% compare
- 101 United Arab Emirates 1.9% compare
- 102 Germany 1.8% compare
- 103 Syrian Arab Republic 1.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ghana?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Ghana was 2.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
- Ghana ranks 100th out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.