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.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,949 | — |
| 1965 | 4,560 | +15.5% |
| 1970 | 4,993 | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 5,666 | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 6,249 | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 7,353 | +17.7% |
| 1990 | 8,572 | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 10,016 | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 11,679 | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 13,486 | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 15,334 | +13.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 15,334 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,755, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 15,334 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,418, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
- 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: 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.