Repeaters, primary, male in Ghana
Ghana: Repeaters, primary, male was 1.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Repeaters, primary, male in Ghana, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, repeaters, primary, male in Ghana stood at 1.9%.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Ghana peaked at 7.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2017.
Ghana ranks 105th 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.2% | — |
| 1972 | 3.6% | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | -17.8% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -16.8% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 2.8% | +44.3% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +39.6% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +30.7% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -49.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 3.6% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, male in Ghana?
- Repeaters, primary, male in Ghana was 1.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for repeaters, primary, male?
- Ghana ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. 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, male (% of male 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.