Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ghana

Ghana: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both was 2.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.2%
Change on year
down 20.9%
World rank
87th
of 172 countries
All-time high
7.7%
in 2004
All-time low
1.0%
in 1988
Years of data
21
1971–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ghana, 1971–2018

024681971199420181971: 2.4 %1973: 2.2 %1974: 1.7 %1988: 0.975 %1990: 2.1 %1991: 1.5 %1999: 4.1 %2000: 4.4 %2001: 4.7 %2002: 4.6 %2003: 6.3 %2004: 7.7 %2007: 6.8 %2008: 3.9 %2011: 5.6 %2012: 5.1 %2013: 7 %2014: 3.4 %2016: 2.7 %2017: 2.8 %2018: 2.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ghana stood at 2.2%.

The figure is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ghana peaked at 7.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1988.

Ghana ranks 87th of 172 countries on this measure, 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 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Ghana, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 2.4%
1973 2.2% -9.5%
1974 1.7% -21.1%
1988 1.0% -44.2%
1990 2.1% +110.8%
1991 1.5% -28.0%
1999 4.1% +179.0%
2000 4.4% +7.6%
2001 4.7% +4.8%
2002 4.6% -0.8%
2003 6.3% +37.2%
2004 7.7% +21.8%
2007 6.8% -12.5%
2008 3.9% -42.8%
2011 5.6% +45.7%
2012 5.1% -9.8%
2013 7.0% +37.4%
2014 3.4% -51.5%
2016 2.7% -19.9%
2017 2.8% +2.4%
2018 2.2% -20.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.1% 1.7% 2.4% 3
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1990s 2.6% 1.5% 4.1% 3
2000s 5.5% 3.9% 7.7% 7
2010s 4.1% 2.2% 7.0% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ghana?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ghana was 2.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2004.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1988.
How does Ghana rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Ghana ranks 87th out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. 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 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,327 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.