Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary was 15.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Ghana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Ghana stood at 15.6%.
That represents a change of down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Ghana peaked at 18.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 109th 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 population age 40-44 with secondary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2% | — |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +254.2% |
| 1970 | 3.1% | +264.7% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 5.8% | +84.2% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | +84.0% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | +39.4% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 11.3% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.6% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 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 secondary in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Ghana was 15.6% 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 secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary?
- Ghana ranks 109th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary