Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary in Ghana

Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary was 1.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
1.6%
World rank
122nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary in Ghana, 1960–2010

01231960198520101960: 0.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 0.21 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 0.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 0.38 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 0.61 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 0.84 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 2.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 2.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 2.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 2.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 1.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

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

Analysis

Ghana recorded 1.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary in Ghana peaked at 2.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1970.

Ghana ranks 122nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Ghana, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 0.3%
1965 0.2% -30.0%
1970 0.1% -52.4%
1975 0.4% +280.0%
1980 0.6% +60.5%
1985 0.8% +37.7%
1990 2.1% +148.8%
1995 2.2% +3.3%
2000 2.7% +26.9%
2005 2.1% -24.5%
2010 1.6% -24.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 2
1970s 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 2
1980s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 2
1990s 2.1% 2.1% 2.2% 2
2000s 2.4% 2.1% 2.7% 2
2010s 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 119 Albania 1.8% compare
  2. 120 Congo 1.8% compare
  3. 121 Haiti 1.6% compare
  4. 123 Barbados 1.4% compare
  5. 124 Senegal 1.4% compare
  6. 125 Benin 1.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary in Ghana?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary in Ghana was 1.6% 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 35-39 with tertiary recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1970.
How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary?
Ghana ranks 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. 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: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)