Population, ages 13-18, total in Ghana
Ghana: Population, ages 13-18, total was 3.46 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 13-18, total in Ghana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 13-18, total in Ghana stood at 3.46 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 13-18, total in Ghana peaked at 3.46 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.08 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 | 2.41 million | 2.08 million | 2.74 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.07 million | 2.81 million | 3.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.38 million | 3.30 million | 3.46 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 35 Mozambique 3.58 million compare
- 36 Morocco 3.55 million compare
- 37 Algeria 3.54 million compare
- 39 South Korea 3.44 million compare
- 40 Venezuela 3.35 million compare
- 41 Madagascar 3.31 million 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, ages 13-18, total in Ghana?
- Population, ages 13-18, total in Ghana was 3.46 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 13-18, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 13-18, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 million in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for population, ages 13-18, total?
- Ghana ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 13-18, total 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 13-18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 13-18, total is the total population age 13-18.