Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ghana
Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 84.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ghana, 1999–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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, 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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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.