Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total was 8.11 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total in Ghana is 8.11, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Ghana peaked at 8.46 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.83, in 1960.
That places Ghana 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.83 | — |
| 1965 | 4.48 | +144.8% |
| 1970 | 7.18 | +60.3% |
| 1975 | 8.46 | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 8.15 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 7.98 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 6.84 | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 6.16 | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 6.53 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 7.07 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 8.11 | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.16 | 1.83 | 4.48 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.82 | 7.18 | 8.46 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.07 | 7.98 | 8.15 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.5 | 6.16 | 6.84 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8 | 6.53 | 7.07 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.11 | 8.11 | 8.11 | 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Ghana was 8.11 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.46 in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Ghana ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.