School age population, lower secondary education, female in Ghana

Ghana: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 979,945 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
979,945 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
43rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
979,945 number
in 2020
All-time low
369,504 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, female in Ghana, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019952020

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

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Ghana, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 40 Yemen 1.00 million number compare
  2. 41 Burkina Faso 989,755 number compare
  3. 42 Malawi 983,517 number compare
  4. 44 Ukraine 953,859 number compare
  5. 45 Morocco 890,675 number compare
  6. 46 Nepal 873,886 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.