Population, age 16, female in Ghana
Ghana: Population, age 16, female was 278,742 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, female in Ghana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 16, female in Ghana is 278,742, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, female in Ghana peaked at 278,742 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 167,746, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 39th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 194,280 | 167,746 | 221,218 | 10 |
| 2000s | 248,761 | 227,005 | 265,720 | 10 |
| 2010s | 272,513 | 268,104 | 278,742 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 36 Mozambique 291,025 compare
- 37 Algeria 280,996 compare
- 38 South Korea 280,098 compare
- 40 Madagascar 273,850 compare
- 41 Venezuela 272,075 compare
- 42 Peru 267,941 compare
More education data for Ghana
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,558 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, female in Ghana?
- Population, age 16, female in Ghana was 278,742 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 278,742 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,746 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for population, age 16, female?
- Ghana ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.