Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 913,460 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Ghana, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Ghana stood at 913,460 number. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Ghana peaked at 913,460 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,508 number, in 1971.
Ghana ranks 18th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9,508 number | — |
| 1973 | 13,022 number | +37.0% |
| 1978 | 80,631 number | +519.2% |
| 1979 | 86,010 number | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 102,661 number | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 72,682 number | -29.2% |
| 1982 | 65,210 number | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 69,239 number | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 119,998 number | +73.3% |
| 1988 | 139,906 number | +16.6% |
| 1989 | 141,806 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 156,104 number | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 250,472 number | +60.5% |
| 2000 | 332,691 number | +32.8% |
| 2001 | 319,817 number | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 346,919 number | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 379,519 number | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 394,072 number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 362,312 number | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 500,295 number | +38.1% |
| 2007 | 551,784 number | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 626,062 number | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 769,342 number | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 741,686 number | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 766,462 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 796,767 number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 816,155 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 876,767 number | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 876,484 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 878,718 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 878,089 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 913,460 number | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47,293 number | 9,508 number | 86,010 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 101,643 number | 65,210 number | 141,806 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 203,288 number | 156,104 number | 250,472 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 458,281 number | 319,817 number | 769,342 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 838,288 number | 741,686 number | 913,460 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Ghana?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Ghana was 913,460 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 913,460 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,508 number in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.