Population, ages 10-18, female in Ghana
Ghana: Population, ages 10-18, female was 2.60 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 10-18, female in Ghana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 10-18, female in Ghana stood at 2.60 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 10-18, female in Ghana peaked at 2.60 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.62 million, 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 | 1.86 million | 1.62 million | 2.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 million | 2.14 million | 2.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.53 million | 2.46 million | 2.60 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 35 Mozambique 2.81 million compare
- 36 Algeria 2.67 million compare
- 37 Morocco 2.61 million compare
- 39 Madagascar 2.56 million compare
- 40 Venezuela 2.48 million compare
- 41 Saudi Arabia 2.45 million compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 10-18, female in Ghana?
- Population, ages 10-18, female in Ghana was 2.60 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 10-18, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.60 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 10-18, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for population, ages 10-18, female?
- Ghana ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 10-18, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 10-18, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, ages 10-18, female is the total number of females age 10-18.