Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Ghana
Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 91.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Ghana, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Ghana stood at 91.1%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Ghana peaked at 91.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 1975.
Ghana ranks 127th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 46.5% | — |
| 1973 | 44.9% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 43.2% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 42.3% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 44.0% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 44.5% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 45.1% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 46.4% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 47.5% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 47.9% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 47.1% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 45.8% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 45.8% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 46.6% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 46.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 46.6% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 52.5% | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 84.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.4% | 42.3% | 46.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 46.6% | 45.6% | 47.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 46.6% | 53.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 53.1% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 77.2% | 91.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Ghana?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Ghana was 91.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 1975.
- How does Ghana rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Ghana ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.