School age population, pre-primary education, male in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 808,173 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Ghana, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 808,173 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Ghana peaked at 808,173 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 296,104 number, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 43rd 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 296,104 number | — |
| 1971 | 303,590 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 312,690 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 321,507 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 329,473 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 335,889 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 340,371 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 348,096 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 354,328 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 359,549 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 364,497 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 369,717 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 376,607 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 384,560 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 393,198 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 402,032 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 410,717 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 423,079 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 435,992 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 448,941 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 461,379 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 472,576 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 487,549 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 502,807 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 517,237 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 529,465 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 538,152 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 548,837 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 557,576 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 565,295 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 573,372 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 583,298 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 595,309 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 608,030 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 620,504 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 631,414 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 639,282 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 648,780 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 657,631 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 666,341 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 675,656 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 686,559 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 700,923 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 715,865 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 730,907 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 745,467 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 758,743 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 775,415 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 792,317 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 808,173 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 330,160 number | 296,104 number | 359,549 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 400,934 number | 364,497 number | 448,941 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 518,087 number | 461,379 number | 565,295 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 622,396 number | 573,372 number | 666,341 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 739,002 number | 675,656 number | 808,173 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, male in Ghana?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Ghana was 808,173 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 808,173 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 296,104 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Ghana ranks 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.