School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 420,743 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
420,743
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
34th
of 222 countries
All-time high
427,202
in 2021
All-time low
156,574
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Ghana, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Ghana stood at 420,743.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Ghana peaked at 427,202 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 156,574, in 1970.
That places Ghana 34th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 156,574 | — |
| 1971 | 158,223 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 161,350 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 165,216 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 170,900 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 176,255 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 175,706 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 170,536 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 177,468 | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 182,981 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 186,977 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 190,253 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 191,915 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 204,931 | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 215,118 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 225,378 | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 214,731 | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 218,417 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 233,792 | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 245,104 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 245,152 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 250,548 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 255,849 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 260,594 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 264,007 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 268,244 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 273,574 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 277,677 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 280,778 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 283,493 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 283,806 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 285,844 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 286,656 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 292,882 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 300,242 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 309,845 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 322,397 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 330,075 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 336,669 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 342,519 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 347,722 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 359,054 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 363,976 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 367,308 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 372,799 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 380,974 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 392,564 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 403,732 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 412,744 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 419,982 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 422,071 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 427,202 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 424,964 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 417,316 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 418,972 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 420,743 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 169,521 | 156,574 | 182,981 | 10 |
| 1980s | 212,662 | 186,977 | 245,104 | 10 |
| 1990s | 265,992 | 245,152 | 283,493 | 10 |
| 2000s | 309,094 | 283,806 | 342,519 | 10 |
| 2010s | 382,086 | 347,722 | 419,982 | 10 |
| 2020s | 421,878 | 417,316 | 427,202 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Ghana?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Ghana was 420,743 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 427,202 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,574 in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release