School age population, pre-primary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 774,590 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Ghana, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 774,590 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Ghana peaked at 774,590 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 283,247 number, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 45th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 283,247 number | — |
| 1971 | 290,340 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 299,320 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 307,930 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 315,796 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 322,503 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 327,875 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 335,646 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 342,365 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 348,254 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 353,664 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 358,774 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 365,333 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 372,542 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 380,241 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 388,247 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 396,533 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 408,261 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 420,472 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 432,682 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 444,354 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 454,762 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 468,644 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 482,772 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 496,200 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 507,759 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 516,315 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 526,277 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 534,617 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 542,172 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 550,176 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 559,943 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 571,342 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 583,471 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 595,456 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 606,084 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 613,988 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 622,899 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 631,156 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 639,393 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 648,532 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 659,712 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 673,463 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 687,820 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 702,299 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 716,268 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 728,877 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 744,308 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 759,902 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 774,590 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 317,328 number | 283,247 number | 348,254 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 387,675 number | 353,664 number | 432,682 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 497,387 number | 444,354 number | 542,172 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 597,391 number | 550,176 number | 639,393 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 709,577 number | 648,532 number | 774,590 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Ghana?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Ghana was 774,590 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 774,590 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 283,247 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 45th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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, pre-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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.