What is population, age 17, male in Ghana?

Population, age 17, male in Ghana was 286,803 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Ghana?

The highest recorded value was 286,803 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Ghana?

The lowest recorded value was 166,493 in 1990.

How does Ghana rank for population, age 17, male?

Ghana ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 17, male in Ghana

Name: Population, age 17, male in Ghana
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ghana: Population, age 17, male was 286,803 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

286,803

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

38th

of 191 countries

All-time high

286,803

in 2015

All-time low

166,493

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 17, male in Ghana, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 17, male in Ghana stood at 286,803. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 17, male in Ghana peaked at 286,803 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 166,493, in 1990.

That places Ghana 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	193,659	166,493	221,958	10
2000s	253,546	228,316	274,226	10
2010s	281,650	277,026	286,803	6

Countries ranked near Ghana

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41 Mozambique 279,881 compare

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More education data for Ghana

Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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 mean years of schooling 3.34 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)

All data for Ghana →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 17, male in Ghana?: Population, age 17, male in Ghana was 286,803 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 286,803 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 166,493 in 1990.
How does Ghana rank for population, age 17, male?: Ghana ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 17, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 17, male refers to the male population at the specified age.