Population, age 21, total in Ghana
Ghana: Population, age 21, total was 540,991 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, total in Ghana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 21, total in Ghana stood at 540,991. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Ghana peaked at 540,991 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 283,972, in 1990.
That places Ghana 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 | 330,858 | 283,972 | 380,992 | 10 |
| 2000s | 448,092 | 393,160 | 498,651 | 10 |
| 2010s | 523,471 | 507,600 | 540,991 | 5 |
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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 21, total in Ghana?
- Population, age 21, total in Ghana was 540,991 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 540,991 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 283,972 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for population, age 21, total?
- Ghana ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 21, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.