Ghana vs Greece: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Ghana
2.0%
in 2017
Greece
1.7%
in 2017
Ghana rank
90th
Greece rank
93rd

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • Ghana
  • Greece
02.557.510197119942017

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.0% against 1.7% in Greece, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Greece ahead.

Ghana ranks 90th and Greece ranks 93rd of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Greece Difference Ahead
1970s 5.8% 5.9% 0.1% Greece
1980s 4.6% 2.9% 1.6% Ghana
1990s 6.5% 0.2% 6.3% Ghana
2000s 8.8% 0.5% 8.2% Ghana
2010s 3.1% 1.3% 1.8% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Ghana or Greece?
Ghana, at 2.0% against 1.7% in Greece as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Ghana and Greece?
0.3%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Greece?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Ghana and Greece rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Ghana ranks 90th and Greece ranks 93rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.