Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Ghana
Ghana: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.7826 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7826
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
105th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.7826
in 2024
All-time low
0.3045
in 1970
Years of data
7
1970–2024
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Ghana is 0.7826, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Ghana peaked at 0.7826 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3045, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 105th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3045 | — |
| 2010 | 0.7532 | +147.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6978 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.726 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7353 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7787 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7826 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3045 | 0.3045 | 0.3045 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7255 | 0.6978 | 0.7532 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7556 | 0.726 | 0.7826 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Ghana?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Ghana was 0.7826 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7826 in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3045 in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Ghana ranks 105th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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