Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 50.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ghana, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 50.7% for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ghana peaked at 50.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2020.
That places Ghana 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 50.0% | — |
| 2014 | 50.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.0% | 49.5% | 50.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 49.3% | 50.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 40 Ukraine 51.1% compare
- 41 New Zealand 51.1% compare
- 42 North Macedonia 51.0% compare
- 44 Cuba 50.4% compare
- 45 Puerto Rico 50.2% compare
- 46 Kyrgyzstan 50.2% compare
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 percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ghana?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ghana was 50.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Ghana ranks 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release