Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. was 4.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Ghana stood at 4.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Ghana peaked at 4.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 115th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1% | — |
| 1965 | 2.7% | +29.8% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -45.6% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | +26.2% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +41.0% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +45.2% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Ghana was 4.6% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling.?
- Ghana ranks 115th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary