Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Ghana
Ghana: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 87.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Ghana, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 87.1% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Ghana peaked at 95.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2007.
That places Ghana 84th out of 175 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 63.3% | — |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.7% | 63.3% | 71.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 68.0% | 95.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 87.1% | 89.1% | 2 |
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 enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Ghana?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Ghana was 87.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Ghana ranks 84th out of 175 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release