Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Ghana

Ghana: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 1.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.7%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
89th
of 181 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2001
All-time low
1.7%
in 2017
Years of data
20
1971–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Ghana, 1971–2017

2461971199420171971: 3.9 %1973: 3.6 %1974: 2.9 %1975: 2.6 %1976: 2.6 %1977: 2.4 %1978: 2.3 %1979: 2.5 %1980: 2.3 %1990: 3.4 %1991: 3.2 %2000: 4.9 %2001: 7 %2002: 5.6 %2005: 6.4 %2008: 4 %2012: 2.5 %2013: 2.6 %2016: 1.8 %2017: 1.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 1.7% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Ghana peaked at 7.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2017.

Ghana ranks 89th of 181 countries on this measure, 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), female in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) in Ghana, 1971 to 2017.
Year % Change
1971 3.9%
1973 3.6% -8.1%
1974 2.9% -18.6%
1975 2.6% -10.3%
1976 2.6% -1.7%
1977 2.4% -5.9%
1978 2.3% -6.7%
1979 2.5% +9.7%
1980 2.3% -7.7%
1990 3.4% +47.4%
1991 3.2% -5.4%
2000 4.9% +52.7%
2001 7.0% +42.3%
2002 5.6% -19.8%
2005 6.4% +15.0%
2008 4.0% -37.3%
2012 2.5% -36.9%
2013 2.6% +1.0%
2016 1.8% -30.8%
2017 1.7% -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.9% 2.3% 3.9% 8
1980s 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% 1
1990s 3.3% 3.2% 3.4% 2
2000s 5.6% 4.0% 7.0% 5
2010s 2.1% 1.7% 2.6% 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 86 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.8% compare
  2. 87 Pakistan 1.8% compare
  3. 88 Netherlands 1.7% compare
  4. 90 Dominica 1.6% compare
  5. 91 Grenada 1.6% compare
  6. 92 Honduras 1.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Ghana?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Ghana was 1.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2001.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2017.
How does Ghana rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Ghana ranks 89th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. 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), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.