Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female was 1,306 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Ghana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1,306 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Ghana peaked at 1,306 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 364, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 42nd 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: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 364 | — |
| 1965 | 425 | +16.8% |
| 1970 | 452 | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 520 | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 576 | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 672 | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 804 | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 931 | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 1,111 | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 1,228 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 1,306 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 394.5 | 364 | 425 | 2 |
| 1970s | 486 | 452 | 520 | 2 |
| 1980s | 624 | 576 | 672 | 2 |
| 1990s | 867.5 | 804 | 931 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,170 | 1,111 | 1,228 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,306 | 1,306 | 1,306 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 39 Italy 1,379 compare
- 40 Malaysia 1,336 compare
- 41 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1,335 compare
- 43 Mozambique 1,251 compare
- 44 Poland 1,201 compare
- 45 Côte d'Ivoire 1,147 compare
More education data for Ghana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Ghana was 1,306 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,306 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 364 in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female?
- Ghana ranks 42nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15-19, female is the female population of 15-19 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.