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

Ghana
2.0%
in 2017
United States
2.1%
in 2017
Ghana rank
90th
United States rank
89th

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

  • Ghana
  • United States
02.557.510197119942017

How they compare

United States currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 90th and United States ranks 89th of 186 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana United States Difference Ahead
1990s 7.6% 0.0% 7.6% Ghana
2000s 8.2% 0.0% 8.2% Ghana
2010s 3.4% 0.5% 2.8% 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 United States?
United States, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Ghana as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Ghana and United States?
0.1%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Ghana and United States rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Ghana ranks 90th and United States ranks 89th 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.