Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ghana

Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 84.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
84.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
130th
of 188 countries
All-time high
87.5%
in 2015
All-time low
60.4%
in 2001
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ghana, 1999–2019

0204060801999200920191999: 64 %2000: 64.9 %2001: 60.4 %2002: 63.3 %2003: 62.1 %2004: 64.8 %2005: 70 %2006: 74.3 %2007: 74.5 %2008: 78.7 %2009: 79.9 %2011: 80.8 %2012: 80.9 %2013: 83 %2014: 82.5 %2015: 87.5 %2016: 86.4 %2017: 85.1 %2018: 85 %2019: 84.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 84.4% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2019.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ghana peaked at 87.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2001.

That places Ghana 130th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Ghana, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 64.0%
2000 64.9% +1.5%
2001 60.4% -6.9%
2002 63.3% +4.7%
2003 62.1% -1.9%
2004 64.8% +4.4%
2005 70.0% +8.0%
2006 74.3% +6.2%
2007 74.5% +0.3%
2008 78.7% +5.6%
2009 79.9% +1.5%
2011 80.8% +1.2%
2012 80.9% +0.0%
2013 83.0% +2.7%
2014 82.5% -0.7%
2015 87.5% +6.1%
2016 86.4% -1.2%
2017 85.1% -1.5%
2018 85.0% -0.1%
2019 84.4% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64.0% 64.0% 64.0% 1
2000s 69.3% 60.4% 79.9% 10
2010s 84.0% 80.8% 87.5% 9

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 127 Afghanistan 86.3% compare
  2. 128 Jamaica 86.1% compare
  3. 129 Suriname 85.5% compare
  4. 131 Bermuda 84.4% compare
  5. 132 Turks and Caicos Islands 82.4% compare
  6. 133 India 82.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ghana?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ghana was 84.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2001.
How does Ghana rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Ghana ranks 130th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.