Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ghana
Ghana: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 1.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ghana, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.6% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ghana peaked at 6.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2018.
Ghana ranks 91st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.0% | — |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +33.4% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +75.8% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -60.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 5.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.6% | 6.1% | 7 |
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 lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ghana?
- Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Ghana was 1.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2018.
- How does Ghana rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Ghana ranks 91st out of 174 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. 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 lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release