Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total was 0.1 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Ghana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Ghana stood at 0.1.
That represents a change of down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Ghana peaked at 0.14 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1970.
That places Ghana 111th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.02 | — |
| 1965 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.01 | -50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.04 | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 0.06 | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 0.11 | +37.5% |
| 2000 | 0.14 | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1 | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.015 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.095 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Ghana was 0.1 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Ghana ranks 111th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.