School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 2.88 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Ghana, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Ghana is 2.88 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 2.88 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 776,460 number, in 1970.
That places Ghana 38th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 776,460 number | — |
| 1971 | 784,726 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 785,131 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 785,514 number | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 792,610 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 810,063 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 836,517 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 862,930 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 896,931 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 935,418 number | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 977,509 number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.03 million number | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 1.08 million number | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.13 million number | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 1.19 million number | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 1.24 million number | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.29 million number | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.33 million number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.37 million number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.41 million number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.45 million number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.48 million number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.52 million number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.56 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.59 million number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.63 million number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.66 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.69 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.71 million number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.74 million number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.78 million number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.82 million number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.87 million number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.92 million number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.98 million number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.04 million number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.10 million number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.17 million number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.24 million number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.31 million number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.37 million number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.43 million number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.47 million number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.57 million number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.61 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.66 million number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.72 million number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.77 million number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.83 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.88 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 826,630 number | 776,460 number | 935,418 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million number | 977,509 number | 1.41 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.60 million number | 1.45 million number | 1.74 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 million number | 1.78 million number | 2.31 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 million number | 2.37 million number | 2.88 million number | 10 |
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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, tertiary education, both sexes in Ghana?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Ghana was 2.88 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 776,460 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 38th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.