School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 2.56 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana is 2.56 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana peaked at 2.56 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million, in 1998.
That places Ghana 12th out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.69 million | — |
| 2013 | 2.36 million | +39.5% |
| 2014 | 2.42 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.47 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.51 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.54 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.54 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.53 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.51 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.50 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.51 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.54 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 2.56 million | +0.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.56 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 826,570, 3.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.56 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 502,802, 5.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +39.5% | 1.69 million | 2.36 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 million | 1.69 million | 1.69 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.48 million | 2.36 million | 2.54 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.53 million | 2.50 million | 2.56 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana was 2.56 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million in 1998.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Ghana ranks 12th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release