School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 340,745 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
340,745 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
36th
of 204 countries
All-time high
340,745 number
in 2020
All-time low
105,299 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Ghana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Ghana stood at 340,745 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Ghana peaked at 340,745 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 105,299 number, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 36th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 105,299 number | — |
| 1971 | 109,781 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 113,895 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 118,614 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 123,714 number | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 128,566 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 132,572 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 136,182 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 139,908 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 143,796 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 147,719 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 151,489 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 154,451 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 157,880 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 161,668 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 165,347 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 168,421 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 171,198 number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 174,334 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 177,712 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 181,459 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 185,792 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 190,598 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 195,839 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 201,311 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 206,995 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 212,912 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 219,370 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 225,686 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 232,104 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 238,165 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 243,087 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 246,894 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 251,147 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 255,487 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 260,085 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 265,477 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 271,707 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 277,712 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 283,728 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 289,290 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 293,588 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 297,417 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 301,509 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 305,652 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 310,118 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 315,461 number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 321,604 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 327,893 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 334,153 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 340,745 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125,233 number | 105,299 number | 143,796 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 163,022 number | 147,719 number | 177,712 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 205,207 number | 181,459 number | 232,104 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 259,349 number | 238,165 number | 283,728 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 309,668 number | 289,290 number | 334,153 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 340,745 number | 340,745 number | 340,745 number | 1 |
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, last grade of primary education, female in Ghana?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Ghana was 340,745 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 340,745 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,299 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.