Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. was 6.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Ghana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Ghana is 6.5%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Ghana peaked at 6.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1970.
That places Ghana 88th 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 40-44 with primary schooling. in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.2% | — |
| 1965 | 3.2% | -24.3% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | -35.6% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | +45.2% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +31.8% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 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 40-44 with primary schooling. in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Ghana was 6.5% 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 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.?
- Ghana ranks 88th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary