School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Ghana
Ghana: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) was 115.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Ghana, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, male in Ghana is 115.1%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Ghana peaked at 119.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1971.
Ghana ranks 4th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.1% | — |
| 1973 | 3.8% | +25.2% |
| 1978 | 19.4% | +404.3% |
| 1979 | 21.1% | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 25.0% | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 23.2% | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 20.6% | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 20.8% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 27.6% | +32.6% |
| 1988 | 32.7% | +18.7% |
| 1989 | 32.1% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 36.3% | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 45.2% | +24.7% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | +31.2% |
| 2001 | 56.1% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 58.4% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +33.4% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 116.6% | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 109.2% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 110.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 112.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 113.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 119.4% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 117.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 115.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 113.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 116.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 115.1% | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +404.3% | 3.8% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 3.1% | 21.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 20.6% | 32.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 36.3% | 45.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 56.1% | 116.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.3% | 109.2% | 119.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 115.1% | 115.1% | 115.1% | 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 enrollment, preprimary, male in Ghana?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Ghana was 115.1% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 119.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Ghana ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.