Repeaters, primary, female in Ghana
Ghana: Repeaters, primary, female was 1.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Repeaters, primary, female in Ghana, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters, primary, female in Ghana is 1.7%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, female in Ghana peaked at 6.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2018.
Ghana ranks 98th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.5% | — |
| 1972 | 3.9% | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 3.6% | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | -18.8% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +35.7% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +33.4% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -33.0% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -34.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 95 Mauritania 1.8% compare
- 96 Netherlands 1.8% compare
- 97 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.7% compare
- 99 Colombia 1.6% compare
- 100 Grenada 1.6% compare
- 101 Honduras 1.6% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, female in Ghana?
- Repeaters, primary, female in Ghana was 1.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2018.
- How does Ghana rank for repeaters, primary, female?
- Ghana ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.