School age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.30 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana stood at 1.30 million. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana peaked at 1.30 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 854,745, in 1998.
That places Ghana 12th out of 102 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 854,745 | 854,745 | 854,745 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million | 1.19 million | 1.29 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million | 1.27 million | 1.30 million | 6 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 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 1.30 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 1.30 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 854,745 in 1998.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Ghana ranks 12th out of 102 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 3.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release