School age population, upper secondary education, male in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 1.27 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Ghana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.27 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.3% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Ghana peaked at 1.27 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 251,749 number, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 28th 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 251,749 number | — |
| 1971 | 256,524 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 264,969 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 277,925 number | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 293,201 number | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 308,615 number | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 323,304 number | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 334,404 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 345,925 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 359,087 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 374,221 number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 390,573 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 402,377 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 414,406 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 427,289 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 440,629 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 453,406 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 463,059 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 472,450 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 482,270 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 492,698 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 678,786 number | +37.8% |
| 1992 | 691,209 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 704,754 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 719,582 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 735,680 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 753,009 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 770,252 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 788,997 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 809,489 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 832,231 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 857,606 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 882,416 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 909,734 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 938,010 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 965,100 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 989,744 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 million number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 861,695 number | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 879,266 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 895,509 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 909,603 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 921,120 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 933,341 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 947,123 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.27 million number | +34.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 301,570 number | 251,749 number | 359,087 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 432,068 number | 374,221 number | 482,270 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 714,446 number | 492,698 number | 809,489 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 946,510 number | 832,231 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 961,919 number | 861,695 number | 1.11 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million number | 1.27 million number | 1.27 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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, upper secondary education, male in Ghana?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Ghana was 1.27 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 251,749 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.