Gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Ghana
Ghana: Gross graduation ratio, primary, female was 99.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Ghana, 2008–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Ghana stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Ghana peaked at 99.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2015.
That places Ghana 37th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 82.6% | — |
| 2012 | 90.2% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +44.2% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.6% | 82.6% | 82.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 69.0% | 99.8% | 8 |
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More education data for Ghana
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Ghana?
- Gross graduation ratio, primary, female in Ghana was 99.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio, primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio, primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for gross graduation ratio, primary, female?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross graduation ratio, primary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Gross graduation ratio, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. The rate based on completers is calculated by taking the total number of completers in the last grade of primary school divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.