Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 15,334 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Ghana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 15,334 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Ghana peaked at 15,334 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,949, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 47th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,254 | 3,949 | 4,560 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5,330 | 4,993 | 5,666 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6,801 | 6,249 | 7,353 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9,294 | 8,572 | 10,016 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12,582 | 11,679 | 13,486 | 2 |
| 2010s | 15,334 | 15,334 | 15,334 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,558 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Ghana was 15,334 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+, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 15,334 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,949 in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Ghana ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.