Population, ages 11-17, male in Ghana
Ghana: Population, ages 11-17, male was 2.12 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 11-17, male in Ghana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.12 million for population, ages 11-17, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 11-17, male in Ghana peaked at 2.12 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 1990.
That places Ghana 37th 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 | 1.50 million | 1.30 million | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 million | 1.73 million | 1.98 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 million | 2.00 million | 2.12 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 34 Yemen, Republic of 2.37 million compare
- 35 Mozambique 2.20 million compare
- 36 Algeria 2.15 million compare
- 38 Morocco 2.09 million compare
- 39 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 2.01 million compare
- 40 Madagascar, Republic of 1.99 million compare
More education data for Ghana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 11-17, male in Ghana?
- Population, ages 11-17, male in Ghana was 2.12 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 11-17, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 11-17, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for population, ages 11-17, male?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 11-17, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 11-17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 11-17, male is the total number of males age 11-17.