School age population, secondary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, secondary education, female was 2.20 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Ghana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Ghana is 2.20 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Ghana peaked at 2.20 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 609,253 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, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 609,253 number | — |
| 1971 | 632,727 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 657,809 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 687,834 number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 720,456 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 753,483 number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 785,859 number | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 814,109 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 842,071 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 870,817 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 901,451 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 933,926 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 961,338 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 989,197 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.02 million number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1.05 million number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.12 million number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.14 million number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.16 million number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.19 million number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.21 million number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.24 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.26 million number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.30 million number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.33 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.36 million number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.40 million number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.43 million number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.47 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.52 million number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.56 million number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.60 million number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.67 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.71 million number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.75 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.78 million number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.82 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.85 million number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.89 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.93 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.70 million number | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 1.73 million number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.76 million number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.78 million number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.81 million number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.84 million number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.87 million number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.20 million number | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 737,442 number | 609,253 number | 870,817 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 million number | 901,451 number | 1.14 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 million number | 1.16 million number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 million number | 1.47 million number | 1.82 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 million number | 1.70 million number | 1.93 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.20 million number | 2.20 million number | 2.20 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Ghana
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Ghana?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Ghana was 2.20 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.20 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 609,253 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.