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
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Ghana, 1971–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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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.