Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Ghana
Ghana: Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education was 28.4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Ghana, 1987–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2022, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Ghana stood at 28.4.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Ghana peaked at 30.88 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.27, in 1987.
That places Ghana 43rd out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 6.27 | — |
| 1988 | 6.47 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 6.3 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 6.8 | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 7.31 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 10.16 | +38.9% |
| 1993 | 9.72 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 10.67 | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 10.85 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 10.99 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 13.13 | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 13.22 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 13.32 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 17.41 | +30.7% |
| 2001 | 17.35 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 18.28 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 15.95 | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 18 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 20.52 | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 15.18 | -26.0% |
| 2007 | 16.08 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 17.29 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 17.96 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 18.62 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 19.29 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 22.09 | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 23.12 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 23.23 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 25.27 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 25.28 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.81 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 27.85 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 28.82 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 29.79 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 30.88 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 28.4 | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.35 | 6.27 | 6.47 | 3 |
| 1990s | 10.62 | 6.8 | 13.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4 | 15.18 | 20.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.94 | 18.62 | 28.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.69 | 28.4 | 30.88 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 40 New Caledonia 31.31 compare
- 41 Cook Islands 29.73 compare
- 42 Puerto Rico 29.17 compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 28.18 compare
- 45 Guinea-Bissau 27.69 compare
- 46 Bahamas 27.46 compare
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Ghana?
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Ghana was 28.4 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 30.88 in 2021.
- What is the lowest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 in 1987.
- How does Ghana rank for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education?
- Ghana ranks 43rd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.