Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Ghana
Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 90.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Ghana, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 90.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Ghana peaked at 90.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 1975.
That places Ghana 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 60.9% | — |
| 1973 | 58.4% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 55.8% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 55.5% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 58.4% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 59.2% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 59.1% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 60.6% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 62.1% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 61.2% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 60.3% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 60.4% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 59.8% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 62.3% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 60.5% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 62.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 58.3% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 80.5% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.4% | 55.5% | 60.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 61.4% | 60.3% | 62.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 59.8% | 62.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 58.3% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 80.5% | 90.4% | 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, male in Ghana?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Ghana was 90.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 1975.
- How does Ghana rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Ghana ranks 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.