School age population, upper secondary education, female in Ghana

Ghana: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 1.22 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.22 million number
Change on year
up 34.3%
World rank
27th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.22 million number
in 2020
All-time low
239,749 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Ghana, 1970–2020

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M197019952020

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 in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Ghana, 1970 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 24 Thailand 1.28 million number compare
  2. 25 Nepal 1.24 million number compare
  3. 26 France 1.22 million number compare
  4. 28 Iraq 1.22 million number compare
  5. 29 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.20 million number compare
  6. 30 Germany 1.19 million number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.