Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 382,263 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ghana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 382,263 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ghana peaked at 382,263 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 132,462 number, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 32nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 132,462 number | — |
| 1971 | 136,224 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 140,903 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 145,407 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 149,567 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 153,132 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 155,978 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 159,909 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 163,366 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 166,468 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 169,355 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 172,101 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 175,270 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 178,650 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 182,170 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 185,691 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 189,165 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 194,134 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 199,510 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 205,098 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 210,717 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 216,083 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 222,578 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 229,460 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 236,306 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 242,629 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 247,943 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 253,616 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 258,274 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 262,292 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 266,091 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 270,175 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 275,257 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 280,971 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 286,935 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 292,713 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 297,766 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 302,789 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 307,199 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 311,270 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 315,276 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 319,640 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 325,558 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 331,965 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 338,657 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 345,451 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 352,034 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 359,379 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 367,196 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 374,995 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 382,263 number | +1.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 382,263 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 382,263 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 150,342 number | 132,462 number | 166,468 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 185,114 number | 169,355 number | 205,098 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 237,990 number | 210,717 number | 262,292 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 289,117 number | 266,091 number | 311,270 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 343,015 number | 315,276 number | 374,995 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 382,263 number | 382,263 number | 382,263 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ghana?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ghana was 382,263 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 382,263 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,462 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.