Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Ghana
Ghana: Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women was 27.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Ghana, 1980–2022
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
The most recent figure for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Ghana is 27.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Ghana peaked at 28.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1988.
Ghana ranks 86th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.5% | — |
| 1988 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +94.2% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +31.7% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +40.6% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -25.1% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +49.5% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 10.1% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 18.2% | 28.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Ghana?
- Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Ghana was 27.8% in 2022, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1988.
- How does Ghana rank for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women?
- Ghana ranks 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of married or co-habiting women who use at least one modern method of contraception vs. the average years of formal education that women between 15-64 years have attended.