Preprimary education, duration in Ghana
Ghana: Preprimary education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 202 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 2013
All-time low
5 years
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Preprimary education, duration in Ghana, 2013–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 5 years for preprimary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Ghana peaked at 5 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 2013.
That places Ghana 61st out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Preprimary education, duration in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 years | — |
| 2014 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 5 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 years, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 5 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3 years, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 61 Albania 5 years compare
- 61 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years compare
- 61 Aruba 5 years compare
- 61 Australia 5 years compare
- 61 Azerbaijan 5 years compare
- 61 Barbados 5 years compare
- 61 British Virgin Islands 5 years compare
- 61 Dominica 5 years compare
- 61 Gambia 5 years compare
- 61 Grenada 5 years compare
- 61 Ireland 5 years compare
- 61 Kazakhstan 5 years compare
- 61 Montenegro 5 years compare
- 61 Morocco 5 years compare
- 61 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 61 New Zealand 5 years compare
- 61 Nigeria 5 years compare
- 61 North Macedonia 5 years compare
- 61 Paraguay 5 years compare
- 61 Sierra Leone 5 years compare
- 61 Slovenia 5 years compare
- 61 Thailand 5 years compare
- 61 Turkmenistan 5 years compare
- 61 Ukraine 5 years compare
- 61 United Kingdom 5 years compare
- 61 Venezuela 5 years compare
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 preprimary education, duration in Ghana?
- Preprimary education, duration in Ghana was 5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.