School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 4.49 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
4.49 million number
Change on year
up 17.7%
World rank
34th
of 205 countries
All-time high
4.49 million number
in 2020
All-time low
1.25 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Ghana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Ghana stood at 4.49 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 4.49 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million number, in 1970.
That places Ghana 34th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.25 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.30 million number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.35 million number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 1.41 million number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 1.48 million number | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 1.55 million number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 1.61 million number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 1.67 million number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 1.73 million number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.79 million number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.85 million number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.91 million number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.97 million number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 2.02 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 2.08 million number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 2.13 million number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.19 million number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.23 million number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 2.27 million number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 2.32 million number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.37 million number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.42 million number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 2.46 million number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.52 million number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 2.58 million number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.64 million number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.70 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.77 million number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 2.85 million number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.92 million number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 3.01 million number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 3.10 million number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.18 million number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.26 million number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.34 million number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.42 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.50 million number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.57 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.64 million number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.71 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.79 million number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.87 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.94 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.48 million number | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 3.54 million number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.59 million number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.65 million number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.70 million number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.75 million number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.82 million number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.49 million number | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.51 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.79 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.10 million number | 1.85 million number | 2.32 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.62 million number | 2.37 million number | 2.92 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.37 million number | 3.01 million number | 3.71 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.71 million number | 3.48 million number | 3.94 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.49 million number | 4.49 million number | 4.49 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Ghana?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Ghana was 4.49 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.