School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 2.17 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.17 million number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
31st
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.17 million number
in 2020
All-time low
711,136 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Ghana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.17 million number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Ghana peaked at 2.17 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 711,136 number, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 31st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 711,136 number | — |
| 1971 | 735,632 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 763,333 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 792,003 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 819,684 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 844,146 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 864,104 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 887,418 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 909,441 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 930,223 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 950,111 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 969,267 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 988,008 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.01 million number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.03 million number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.05 million number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.09 million number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.12 million number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.14 million number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.17 million number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.20 million number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.24 million number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.27 million number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.31 million number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.35 million number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.38 million number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.42 million number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.45 million number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.49 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.51 million number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.54 million number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.56 million number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.59 million number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.62 million number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.66 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.69 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.73 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.76 million number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.79 million number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.81 million number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.84 million number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.86 million number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.89 million number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.93 million number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.96 million number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.00 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.04 million number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.08 million number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.13 million number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.17 million number | +2.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.17 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.17 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 825,712 number | 711,136 number | 930,223 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 million number | 950,111 number | 1.14 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.49 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.79 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 million number | 1.81 million number | 2.13 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 million number | 2.17 million number | 2.17 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Ghana?
- School age population, primary education, female in Ghana was 2.17 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 711,136 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.