Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Ghana
Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9978 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Ghana, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.9978 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 0.9978 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7493 GPI, in 1976.
That places Ghana 120th out of 173 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.759 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.7651 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7692 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.758 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7493 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7592 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8714 GPI | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8828 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8965 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8986 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9039 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.895 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9061 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9255 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9339 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.929 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9358 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9401 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9459 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.948 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9577 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9632 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9785 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9789 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9871 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9978 GPI | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7601 GPI | 0.7493 GPI | 0.7692 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.7592 GPI | 0.7592 GPI | 0.7592 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8714 GPI | 0.8714 GPI | 0.8714 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9107 GPI | 0.8828 GPI | 0.9358 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9664 GPI | 0.9401 GPI | 0.9978 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Ghana?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Ghana was 0.9978 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9978 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7493 GPI in 1976.
- How does Ghana rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 120th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.