Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Ghana
Ghana: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 15.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Ghana, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 15.4% for over-age students, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Ghana peaked at 28.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2018.
That places Ghana 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.3% | — |
| 2000 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 20.7% | 28.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 15.4% | 24.5% | 8 |
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 over-age students, primary in Ghana?
- Over-age students, primary in Ghana was 15.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2018.
- How does Ghana rank for over-age students, primary?
- Ghana ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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 (% of 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.