Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Ghana
Ghana: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 1.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Repeaters, primary, total in Ghana, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters, primary, total in Ghana is 1.8%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Ghana peaked at 6.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2017.
That places Ghana 104th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.3% | — |
| 1972 | 3.7% | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | -18.3% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -16.6% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +40.3% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +36.7% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +31.6% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -42.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -32.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Ghana?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Ghana was 1.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Ghana ranks 104th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. 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, total (% of total 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.