Primary education, pupils (% female) in Ghana
Ghana: Primary education, pupils (% female) was 49.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Ghana, 1971–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 49.3% for primary education, pupils in 2019. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Ghana peaked at 49.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1987.
That places Ghana 32nd out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.4% | — |
| 1972 | 44.1% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 44.0% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 44.3% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 43.7% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 44.1% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 44.4% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 44.3% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 43.7% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 43.2% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 44.4% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 44.9% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 45.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 45.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 45.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 47.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.8% | 43.4% | 44.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 44.1% | 43.2% | 44.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 44.9% | 47.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 47.2% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 48.7% | 49.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Ghana?
- Primary education, pupils in Ghana was 49.3% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1987.
- How does Ghana rank for primary education, pupils?
- Ghana ranks 32nd out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.