Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ghana
Ghana: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 86.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2019, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ghana stood at 86.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ghana peaked at 92.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 1999.
That places Ghana 145th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.8% | — |
| 2000 | 67.9% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.8% | 59.8% | 59.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 62.5% | 84.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 85.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
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 adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ghana?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ghana was 86.7% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Ghana ranks 145th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.