School enrollment, primary, female in Ghana
Ghana: School enrollment, primary, female was 100.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Ghana is 100.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Ghana peaked at 102.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1975.
Ghana ranks 95th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 53.1% | — |
| 1972 | 50.7% | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 50.6% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 50.4% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 53.9% | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 55.5% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 56.3% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 58.3% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 60.1% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 62.5% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 64.0% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 63.0% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 60.3% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 57.0% | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 57.8% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 60.7% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 59.1% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 66.4% | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 67.6% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 68.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 71.6% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 76.3% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 102.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 101.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 100.7% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.3% | 50.4% | 58.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 60.6% | 57.0% | 64.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 59.1% | 71.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 72.4% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 97.8% | 102.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 96.8% | 100.7% | 4 |
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 enrollment, primary, female in Ghana?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Ghana was 100.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 102.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1975.
- How does Ghana rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Ghana ranks 95th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.