School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 1.19 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Ghana, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Ghana is 1.19 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Ghana peaked at 1.51 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million number, in 1998.
That places Ghana 26th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.05 million number | — |
| 1999 | 1.07 million number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.10 million number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.13 million number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.16 million number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.19 million number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.22 million number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.26 million number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.30 million number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.35 million number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.39 million number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.43 million number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.46 million number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.49 million number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.51 million number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million number | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.10 million number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.17 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.19 million number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.07 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.51 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.78 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 693,463 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Ghana?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Ghana was 1.19 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 1998.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.