Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary was 61.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Ghana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 61.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Ghana peaked at 61.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 44th 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 population age 25-29 with secondary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.3% | — |
| 1965 | 13.1% | +910.0% |
| 1970 | 25.6% | +95.0% |
| 1975 | 42.2% | +64.8% |
| 1980 | 43.0% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 53.4% | +24.3% |
| 1990 | 56.2% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 55.6% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 1.3% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 33.9% | 25.6% | 42.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.2% | 43.0% | 53.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 55.9% | 55.6% | 56.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 46.2% | 54.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 61.1% | 61.1% | 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 25-29 with secondary in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Ghana was 61.1% 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 25-29 with secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary?
- Ghana ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. 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 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)