Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.68 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.68 million number for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 1.68 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 790,684 number, in 1999.
That places Ghana 37th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 790,684 number | — |
| 2000 | 833,019 number | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 803,877 number | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 865,636 number | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 865,298 number | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 919,334 number | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million number | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million number | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.13 million number | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million number | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 1.27 million number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.35 million number | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.39 million number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million number | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.47 million number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.59 million number | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.61 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.61 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.65 million number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.68 million number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 790,684 number | 790,684 number | 790,684 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million number | 803,877 number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 million number | 1.35 million number | 1.68 million number | 9 |
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More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6091 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0714 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0734 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.95 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana was 1.68 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 790,684 number in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.