Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary was 12.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Ghana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 12.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in 2010.
The figure is down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Ghana peaked at 22.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1965.
That places Ghana 80th 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: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.7% | — |
| 1965 | 5.0% | -11.9% |
| 1970 | 6.9% | +37.5% |
| 1975 | 6.8% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 9.5% | +41.2% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | +95.0% |
| 1990 | 22.5% | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -31.6% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 9.5% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 15.4% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.4% | 18.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Ghana was 12.9% 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 30-34 with primary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1965.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary?
- Ghana ranks 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)