School age population, tertiary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.41 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Ghana, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, female in Ghana stood at 1.41 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Ghana peaked at 1.41 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 379,723 number, in 1970.
That places Ghana 40th 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, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 379,723 number | — |
| 1971 | 384,144 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 384,032 number | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 383,858 number | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 386,934 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 395,111 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 407,806 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 421,104 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 438,438 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 458,152 number | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 479,492 number | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 503,343 number | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 529,609 number | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 556,508 number | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 583,366 number | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 609,441 number | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 634,143 number | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 654,844 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 674,341 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 693,090 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 711,640 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 730,289 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 747,625 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 765,287 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 782,707 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 799,392 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 815,277 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 829,118 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 842,671 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 857,465 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 874,942 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 895,558 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 918,359 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 943,808 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 971,425 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.00 million number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 million number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.16 million number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.25 million number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.30 million number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 403,930 number | 379,723 number | 458,152 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 591,818 number | 479,492 number | 693,090 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 788,147 number | 711,640 number | 857,465 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 993,278 number | 874,942 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million number | 1.16 million number | 1.41 million number | 10 |
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, tertiary education, female in Ghana?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Ghana was 1.41 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 379,723 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 40th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.