Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Ghana
Ghana: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 398,692 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Ghana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Ghana stood at 398,692 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Ghana peaked at 398,692 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 138,766 number, in 1970.
That places Ghana 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 138,766 number | — |
| 1971 | 142,686 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 147,443 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 152,077 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 156,336 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 159,831 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 162,341 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 166,308 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 169,544 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 172,282 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 174,823 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 177,389 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 180,508 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 184,094 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 187,985 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 191,919 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 195,712 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 200,958 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 206,645 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 212,564 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 218,520 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 224,222 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 231,178 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 238,583 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 245,943 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 252,685 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 258,235 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 264,377 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 269,325 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 273,491 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 277,337 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 281,425 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 286,747 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 292,715 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 298,916 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 304,870 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 309,986 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 315,252 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 319,940 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 324,267 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 328,430 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 332,775 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 338,963 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 345,610 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 352,521 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 359,529 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 366,333 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 374,153 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 382,544 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 390,929 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 398,692 number | +2.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 398,692 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 398,692 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 156,761 number | 138,766 number | 172,282 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 191,260 number | 174,823 number | 212,564 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 247,656 number | 218,520 number | 273,491 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 301,146 number | 277,337 number | 324,267 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 357,179 number | 328,430 number | 390,929 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 398,692 number | 398,692 number | 398,692 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, male in Ghana?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Ghana was 398,692 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 398,692 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,766 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Ghana ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.