Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 55.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Ghana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Ghana stood at 55.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Ghana peaked at 55.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1960.
That places Ghana 54th 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.7% | — |
| 1965 | 13.9% | +712.9% |
| 1970 | 28.2% | +103.1% |
| 1975 | 33.4% | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 37.7% | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 41.6% | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 44.1% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 46.1% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 1.7% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 30.8% | 28.2% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.7% | 37.7% | 41.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 46.1% | 54.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.2% | 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Ghana was 55.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Ghana ranks 54th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)