Net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls in Ghana
Ghana: Net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls was 81.34 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
81.34
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
96th
of 162 countries
All-time high
95.77
in 2015
All-time low
62.83
in 2007
Years of data
13
2007–2021
Net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls in Ghana, 2007–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 81.34 for net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls in 2021.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls in Ghana peaked at 95.77 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62.83, in 2007.
That places Ghana 96th out of 162 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 62.83 | — |
| 2008 | 70.26 | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 71.27 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 73.8 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 81.95 | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 95.75 | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 95.77 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.45 | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 77.16 | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 84.14 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 81.96 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 89.05 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 81.34 | -8.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 81.34 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 81.34 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.5, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.12 | 62.83 | 71.27 | 3 |
| 2010s | 82.25 | 67.45 | 95.77 | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.19 | 81.34 | 89.05 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls in Ghana?
- Net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls in Ghana was 81.34 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.77 in 2015.
- What is the lowest net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.83 in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls?
- Ghana ranks 96th out of 162 countries with data for 2021.
- Is net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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