School age population, primary education, male in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, primary education, male was 2.26 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Ghana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Ghana is 2.26 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Ghana peaked at 2.26 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 747,413 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 747,413 number | — |
| 1971 | 773,044 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 801,313 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 830,996 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 859,627 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 884,248 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 903,039 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 927,108 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 948,674 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 968,070 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 986,215 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.00 million number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.02 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.04 million number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.06 million number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.08 million number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.10 million number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.13 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.15 million number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.18 million number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.21 million number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.25 million number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.28 million number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.32 million number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.36 million number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.40 million number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.44 million number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.48 million number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.52 million number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.58 million number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.60 million number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.63 million number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.66 million number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.69 million number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.73 million number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.76 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.80 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.83 million number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.86 million number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.89 million number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.91 million number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.94 million number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.97 million number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.01 million number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.05 million number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.08 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.12 million number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.17 million number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.21 million number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.26 million number | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 864,353 number | 747,413 number | 968,070 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 million number | 986,215 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.55 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 million number | 1.58 million number | 1.86 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 million number | 1.89 million number | 2.21 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 million number | 2.26 million number | 2.26 million number | 1 |
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, primary education, male in Ghana?
- School age population, primary education, male in Ghana was 2.26 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 747,413 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.