School age population, lower secondary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 979,945 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Ghana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 979,945 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Ghana peaked at 979,945 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 369,504 number, in 1970.
That places Ghana 43rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 369,504 number | — |
| 1971 | 388,540 number | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 405,912 number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 424,150 number | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 442,878 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 461,715 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 480,167 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 496,900 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 513,030 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 528,807 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 545,122 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 562,498 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 576,912 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 591,847 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 606,981 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 622,112 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 636,786 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 649,593 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 662,014 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 674,251 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 686,814 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 530,851 number | -22.7% |
| 1992 | 541,827 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 555,115 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 570,070 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 585,620 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 601,159 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 617,738 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 635,282 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 653,554 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 672,678 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 692,092 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 708,708 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 723,411 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 736,874 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 749,787 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 762,900 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 777,773 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 794,507 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 812,288 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 830,291 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 847,473 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 863,169 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 876,547 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 888,471 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 900,104 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 912,474 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 926,337 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 942,981 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 961,341 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 979,945 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 451,160 number | 369,504 number | 528,807 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 612,812 number | 545,122 number | 674,251 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 597,803 number | 530,851 number | 686,814 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 743,102 number | 672,678 number | 812,288 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 894,919 number | 830,291 number | 961,341 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 979,945 number | 979,945 number | 979,945 number | 1 |
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More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Ghana?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Ghana was 979,945 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 979,945 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 369,504 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 43rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.