Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. was 9.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Ghana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Ghana is 9.7%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Ghana peaked at 13.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1975.
That places Ghana 107th 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.0% | — |
| 1965 | 9.2% | -29.5% |
| 1970 | 4.7% | -48.7% |
| 1975 | 4.5% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | +34.9% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 9.2% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Ghana was 9.7% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1975.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling.?
- Ghana ranks 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)