School age population, tertiary education, male in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, tertiary education, male was 1.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Ghana, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, male in Ghana stood at 1.47 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Ghana peaked at 1.47 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 396,737 number, in 1970.
That places Ghana 37th 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 396,737 number | — |
| 1971 | 400,582 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 401,099 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 401,656 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 405,676 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 414,952 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 428,711 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 441,826 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 458,493 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 477,266 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 498,017 number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 522,325 number | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 548,176 number | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 575,182 number | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 602,375 number | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 628,840 number | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 654,219 number | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 676,433 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 697,099 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 716,634 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 735,688 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 754,695 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 772,566 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 790,686 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 808,670 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 826,101 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 842,885 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 856,594 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 870,238 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 885,342 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 903,437 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 925,117 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 948,920 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 975,652 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.00 million number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.07 million number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.11 million number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.14 million number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.18 million number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.24 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.26 million number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.31 million number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.36 million number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.39 million number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.42 million number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.45 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.47 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 422,700 number | 396,737 number | 477,266 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 611,930 number | 498,017 number | 716,634 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 814,346 number | 735,688 number | 885,342 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million number | 903,437 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.47 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, male in Ghana?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Ghana was 1.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 396,737 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.