Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 831,036 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Ghana is 831,036 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Ghana peaked at 831,036 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 355,493 number, in 1999.
That places Ghana 35th 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, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 355,493 number | — |
| 2000 | 377,865 number | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 367,055 number | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 397,122 number | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 396,299 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 420,548 number | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 462,089 number | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 491,417 number | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 527,664 number | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 572,571 number | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 593,918 number | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 632,630 number | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 656,333 number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 692,701 number | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 708,730 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 768,757 number | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 783,638 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 787,501 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 809,412 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 831,036 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 355,493 number | 355,493 number | 355,493 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 460,655 number | 367,055 number | 593,918 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 741,193 number | 632,630 number | 831,036 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Ghana?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Ghana was 831,036 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 831,036 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 355,493 number in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.