Over-age students, primary, male in Ghana
Ghana: Over-age students, primary, male was 15.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Ghana, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Ghana is 15.5%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Ghana peaked at 29.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2018.
Ghana ranks 37th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23.0% | — |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 24.1% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 22.9% | 29.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 15.5% | 21.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Ghana?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Ghana was 15.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2018.
- How does Ghana rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.