Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total was 2,459 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Ghana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Ghana is 2,459, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Ghana peaked at 2,459 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 627, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 41st 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 | 674.5 | 627 | 722 | 2 |
| 1970s | 842 | 807 | 877 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,069 | 979 | 1,159 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,466 | 1,331 | 1,602 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,036 | 1,849 | 2,223 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,459 | 2,459 | 2,459 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 38 Peru 2,769 compare
- 39 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 2,692 compare
- 40 Saudi Arabia 2,543 compare
- 42 Yemen, Republic of 2,425 compare
- 43 Spain 2,324 compare
- 44 Malaysia 2,295 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Ghana was 2,459 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 20-24, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,459 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 627 in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total?
- Ghana ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 20-24, total is the total population of 20-24 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.