Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 5.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ghana, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 5.0% for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in 2024.
The figure is up 124.9% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ghana peaked at 9.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 50th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.4% | — |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -37.7% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +124.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.1% | 9.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 5.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 47 Grenada 25.0% compare
- 48 Saint Lucia 19.3% compare
- 49 Paraguay 14.0% compare
- 51 Cyprus 2.4% compare
- 52 British Virgin Islands 1.4% compare
- 53 New Zealand 0.9% compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
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 5.0% 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 9.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Ghana ranks 50th out of 60 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 down 15.4%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release