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
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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.