School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Ghana
Ghana: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Ghana, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Ghana is 1.02 GPI, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7872 GPI, in 1987.
That places Ghana 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8401 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8285 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8232 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8349 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8121 GPI | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8025 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.804 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7999 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8103 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8186 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8276 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8215 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8205 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8206 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8018 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7872 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8262 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.834 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8431 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8553 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8714 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8821 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8887 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8986 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9232 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9313 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9413 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9415 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9462 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9406 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9596 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9813 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9827 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9836 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9839 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9907 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9981 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9993 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9994 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9996 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8172 GPI | 0.7999 GPI | 0.8401 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8175 GPI | 0.7872 GPI | 0.834 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8804 GPI | 0.8431 GPI | 0.9232 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9592 GPI | 0.9313 GPI | 0.9839 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9907 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 25 Bangladesh 1.02 GPI compare
- 26 Albania 1.02 GPI compare
- 27 American Samoa 1.02 GPI compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.02 GPI compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 1.02 GPI compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 1.02 GPI compare
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 (gross), gender parity index in Ghana?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Ghana was 1.02 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7872 GPI in 1987.
- How does Ghana rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.