Children out of school, primary, female in Ghana
Ghana: Children out of school, primary, female was 99,325 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, female in Ghana is 99,325, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 76.8% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Ghana peaked at 688,955 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 99,325, in 2024.
That places Ghana 41st out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 688,955 | — |
| 2000 | 571,377 | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 651,689 | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 589,540 | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 588,994 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 508,725 | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 459,643 | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 384,252 | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 302,760 | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 319,132 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 297,742 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 299,163 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 208,011 | -30.5% |
| 2017 | 157,392 | -24.3% |
| 2018 | 193,991 | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 136,729 | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 244,041 | +78.5% |
| 2021 | 427,902 | +75.3% |
| 2024 | 99,325 | -76.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 688,955 | 688,955 | 688,955 | 1 |
| 2000s | 486,235 | 302,760 | 651,689 | 9 |
| 2010s | 215,505 | 136,729 | 299,163 | 6 |
| 2020s | 257,089 | 99,325 | 427,902 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.78 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 693,463 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Ghana?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Ghana was 99,325 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 688,955 in 1999.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,325 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Ghana ranks 41st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.