Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Ghana
Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.9637 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.9637 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 0.9637 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6611 GPI, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 127th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6674 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 0.6611 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7276 GPI | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7313 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7772 GPI | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7349 GPI | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7279 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8093 GPI | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8115 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8223 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8136 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8656 GPI | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8391 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8523 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8903 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9005 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.923 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9317 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9479 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9637 GPI | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6674 GPI | 0.6674 GPI | 0.6674 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7617 GPI | 0.6611 GPI | 0.8223 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9016 GPI | 0.8391 GPI | 0.9637 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Ghana?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Ghana was 0.9637 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9637 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6611 GPI in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 127th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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, upper secondary, 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 upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. 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.