Primary education, pupils in Ghana
Ghana: Primary education, pupils was 49.3% in 2019. β² Rising
Primary education, pupils in Ghana, 1971β2019
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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
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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About this data
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.