Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 1.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Ghana, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Ghana is 1.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Ghana peaked at 7.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2017.
That places Ghana 95th out of 184 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.8% | — |
| 1973 | 3.4% | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -16.2% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +52.4% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +58.6% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +41.9% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -19.8% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -43.9% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -32.3% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -31.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Ghana?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Ghana was 1.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 95th out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. 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 primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.