Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female was 5,087 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female in Ghana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in Ghana stood at 5,087. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in Ghana peaked at 5,087 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,296, in 1960.
That places Ghana 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,296 | — |
| 1965 | 1,489 | +14.9% |
| 1970 | 1,643 | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 1,872 | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 2,058 | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 2,427 | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 2,818 | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 3,278 | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 3,797 | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 4,380 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 5,087 | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,392 | 1,296 | 1,489 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,758 | 1,643 | 1,872 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2,242 | 2,058 | 2,427 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3,048 | 2,818 | 3,278 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4,088 | 3,797 | 4,380 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,087 | 5,087 | 5,087 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 46 Saudi Arabia 5,532 compare
- 47 Chile 5,336 compare
- 48 Uganda 5,124 compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 4,817 compare
- 51 Syrian Arab Republic 4,783 compare
- 52 Greece 4,335 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 25+, female in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in Ghana was 5,087 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 25+, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 5,087 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,296 in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female?
- Ghana ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 25+, female is the female population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.