Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Ghana

Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 11.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
11.8%
World rank
108th
of 144 countries
All-time high
13.2%
in 2000
All-time low
4.8%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Ghana, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 5.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 6.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 4.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 5.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 7.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 10.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 12.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 12.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 13.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 13 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 11.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Ghana stood at 11.8%.

That represents a change of down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Ghana peaked at 13.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1970.

Ghana ranks 108th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Ghana, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 5.3%
1965 6.3% +18.9%
1970 4.8% -23.8%
1975 5.7% +19.0%
1980 7.6% +32.4%
1985 10.5% +39.4%
1990 12.2% +16.0%
1995 12.6% +3.0%
2000 13.2% +5.1%
2005 13.0% -1.5%
2010 11.8% -9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.8% 5.3% 6.3% 2
1970s 5.3% 4.8% 5.7% 2
1980s 9.0% 7.6% 10.5% 2
1990s 12.4% 12.2% 12.6% 2
2000s 13.1% 13.0% 13.2% 2
2010s 11.8% 11.8% 11.8% 1

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 105 Netherlands 12.2% compare
  2. 106 Israel 12.1% compare
  3. 107 Croatia 11.9% compare
  4. 109 Tonga 11.6% compare
  5. 110 Pakistan 11.2% compare
  6. 111 Lithuania 10.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Ghana?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Ghana was 11.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1970.
How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Ghana ranks 108th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)