School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 1.22 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Ghana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.22 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 34.3% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Ghana peaked at 1.22 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 239,749 number, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 27th 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 239,749 number | — |
| 1971 | 244,187 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 251,897 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 263,684 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 277,578 number | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 291,768 number | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 305,692 number | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 317,209 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 329,041 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 342,010 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 356,329 number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 371,428 number | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 384,426 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 397,350 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 410,490 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 423,539 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 435,849 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 446,012 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 456,004 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 466,242 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 476,724 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 656,601 number | +37.7% |
| 1992 | 668,372 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 680,937 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 694,615 number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 709,583 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 725,860 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 742,738 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 760,905 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 780,461 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 801,769 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 825,147 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 848,353 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 873,606 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 899,595 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 924,447 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 947,023 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 967,237 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 985,490 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 824,137 number | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 841,110 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 856,798 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 870,307 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 881,382 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 893,056 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 906,256 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.22 million number | +34.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.22 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 372,258 number, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.22 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +37.7% | 476,724 number | 656,601 number |
| 2020 | +34.3% | 906,256 number | 1.22 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 286,282 number | 239,749 number | 342,010 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 414,767 number | 356,329 number | 466,242 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 689,680 number | 476,724 number | 780,461 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 907,606 number | 801,769 number | 1.00 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 920,138 number | 824,137 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.22 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, upper secondary education, female in Ghana?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Ghana was 1.22 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 239,749 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.