School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) was 2.29 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.29 million number
Change on year
up 17.7%
World rank
34th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.29 million number
in 2020
All-time low
641,052 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Ghana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Ghana stood at 2.29 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 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Ghana peaked at 2.29 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 641,052 number, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 34th of 205 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, secondary education, male (number) (age male) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 641,052 number | — |
| 1971 | 666,488 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 693,450 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 725,878 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 760,987 number | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 795,910 number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 829,112 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 857,386 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 885,399 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 914,500 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 946,107 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 980,182 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.00 million number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.03 million number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.06 million number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.13 million number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.16 million number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.18 million number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.20 million number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.23 million number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.25 million number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.28 million number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.31 million number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.34 million number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.38 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.41 million number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.45 million number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.49 million number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.53 million number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.58 million number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.62 million number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.67 million number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.71 million number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.75 million number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.79 million number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.82 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.86 million number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.90 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.94 million number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.98 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.01 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.78 million number | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 1.81 million number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.84 million number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.86 million number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.89 million number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.92 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.95 million number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.29 million number | +17.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.29 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 705,473 number, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.29 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 987,874 number, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 777,016 number | 641,052 number | 914,500 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million number | 946,107 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.49 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 million number | 1.53 million number | 1.90 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million number | 1.78 million number | 2.01 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 million number | 2.29 million number | 2.29 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, secondary education, male in Ghana?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Ghana was 2.29 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 641,052 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.