Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female was 2.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Ghana, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Ghana stood at 2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.1% on the previous year and down 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Ghana peaked at 10.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2017.
That places Ghana 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.0% | — |
| 1973 | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 6.1% | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 5.5% | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 5.6% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 5.2% | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 5.1% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 4.6% | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 5.3% | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +42.4% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +33.2% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -41.3% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +62.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -47.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.3% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 4.7% | 10.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Ghana?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Ghana was 2.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.