Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total was 2.8 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total in Ghana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total in Ghana is 2.8, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 124.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total in Ghana peaked at 2.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 58th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.01 | — |
| 1965 | 0.23 | +2200.0% |
| 1970 | 0.21 | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3 | +42.9% |
| 1980 | 0.34 | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.58 | +70.6% |
| 1990 | 0.65 | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 1.14 | +75.4% |
| 2000 | 1.25 | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 1.97 | +57.6% |
| 2010 | 2.8 | +42.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.23 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.255 | 0.21 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.58 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.895 | 0.65 | 1.14 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.61 | 1.25 | 1.97 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.95 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.78 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total in Ghana was 2.8 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total?
- Ghana ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 55-59, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 55-59.