Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ghana
Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 64.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ghana stood at 64.4%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 122.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ghana peaked at 64.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2002.
Ghana ranks 116th 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.5% | — |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +38.5% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +38.2% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 57.9% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 15.5% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 40.1% | 64.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 113 Bahamas 65.2% compare
- 114 Turks and Caicos Islands 65.0% compare
- 115 Tonga 64.5% compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 64.4% compare
- 118 Bermuda 64.1% compare
- 119 Sao Tome and Principe 63.0% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.78 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 693,463 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ghana?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ghana was 64.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Ghana ranks 116th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.