Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ghana
Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 86.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ghana is 86.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ghana peaked at 86.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2001.
Ghana ranks 128th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 54.4% | — |
| 2000 | 56.2% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 54.4% | 54.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.6% | 53.0% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 74.6% | 86.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ghana?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ghana was 86.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Ghana ranks 128th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.