Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 90.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Ghana, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Ghana stood at 90.7%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 90.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 1975.
That places Ghana 129th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 53.9% | — |
| 1973 | 51.8% | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 49.7% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 49.1% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 51.3% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 52.1% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 52.5% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 53.7% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 55.0% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 54.9% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 53.6% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 54.0% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 52.4% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 53.8% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 53.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 53.3% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 57.5% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 55.8% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 57.8% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 56.7% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.9% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.5% | 49.1% | 53.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 54.0% | 52.4% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.9% | 53.3% | 57.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 55.8% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 78.9% | 90.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 126 Maldives 92.3% compare
- 127 British Virgin Islands 91.1% compare
- 128 Rwanda 91.0% compare
- 130 Bangladesh 90.4% compare
- 131 Paraguay 89.9% compare
- 132 Seychelles 89.5% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Ghana?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Ghana was 90.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 1975.
- How does Ghana rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 129th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.