Official entrance age to pre primary education in Ghana
Ghana: Official entrance age to pre primary education was 4 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 217 countries
All-time high
4
in 1970
All-time low
4
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to pre primary education in Ghana, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to pre primary education in Ghana is 4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre primary education in Ghana peaked at 4 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 14th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to pre primary education in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4 | — |
| 1971 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 14 Aruba 4 compare
- 14 Benin 4 compare
- 14 Bermuda 4 compare
- 14 Bolivia 4 compare
- 14 Brazil 4 compare
- 14 Cameroon 4 compare
- 14 Costa Rica 4 compare
- 14 Djibouti 4 compare
- 14 Egypt 4 compare
- 14 El Salvador 4 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 4 compare
- 14 Eritrea 4 compare
- 14 Ethiopia 4 compare
- 14 Falkland Islands 4 compare
- 14 Greece 4 compare
- 14 Guatemala 4 compare
- 14 Guinea 4 compare
- 14 Guyana 4 compare
- 14 Iraq 4 compare
- 14 Jordan 4 compare
- 14 Kuwait 4 compare
- 14 Libya 4 compare
- 14 Malaysia 4 compare
- 14 Maldives 4 compare
- 14 Mali 4 compare
- 14 Morocco 4 compare
- 14 Nauru 4 compare
- 14 Niger 4 compare
- 14 Oman 4 compare
- 14 Palestine 4 compare
- 14 Panama 4 compare
- 14 Seychelles 4 compare
- 14 Sudan 4 compare
- 14 Suriname 4 compare
- 14 Switzerland 4 compare
- 14 Tonga 4 compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 4 compare
- 14 Vanuatu 4 compare
- 14 Western Sahara 4 compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 4 compare
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre primary education in Ghana?
- Official entrance age to pre primary education in Ghana was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for official entrance age to pre primary education?
- Ghana ranks 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre primary education rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to pre primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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