Denmark vs Ghana: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Denmark
2.2%
in 2017
Ghana
2.0%
in 2017
Denmark rank
91st
Ghana rank
94th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Denmark
- Ghana
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.
Denmark ranks 91st and Ghana ranks 94th of 188 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 5.7% | 5.7% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 4.6% | 4.6% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 8.1% | 8.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Denmark or Ghana?
- Denmark, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Ghana as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Denmark and Ghana?
- 0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ghana?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Denmark and Ghana rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Denmark ranks 91st and Ghana ranks 94th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.