Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters in Ghana
Ghana: Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters was 16 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters in Ghana, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 16 for number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 700.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters in Ghana peaked at 130 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2012.
That places Ghana 19th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | 53 | +2550.0% |
| 2021 | 130 | +145.3% |
| 2023 | 15 | -88.5% |
| 2024 | 16 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 53.5 | 15 | 130 | 4 |
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 number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters in Ghana?
- Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters in Ghana was 16 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 130 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters?
- Ghana ranks 19th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 700.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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