Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Ghana
Ghana: Official entrance age to early childhood educational development was 1 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 102 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 1998
All-time low
1 years
in 2013
Years of data
14
1998–2025
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Ghana, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Ghana stood at 1 years. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Ghana peaked at 3 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2013.
Ghana ranks 10th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3 years | — |
| 2013 | 1 years | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 6 |
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More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6091 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0714 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0734 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.95 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Ghana?
- Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Ghana was 1 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for official entrance age to early childhood educational development?
- Ghana ranks 10th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood educational development rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release