School enrollment, primary, private in Ghana
Ghana: School enrollment, primary, private was 28.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Ghana, 1987–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 28.4% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2022.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Ghana peaked at 30.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1987.
Ghana ranks 40th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 6.3% | — |
| 1988 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 6.3% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 10.2% | +38.9% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | +30.7% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -26.0% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 7.3% | 13.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.2% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 19.3% | 27.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 28.4% | 30.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 37 Spain 31.7% compare
- 38 New Caledonia 31.3% compare
- 39 Puerto Rico 29.2% compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 28.2% compare
- 42 Guinea-Bissau 27.7% compare
- 43 Bahamas 27.5% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Ghana?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Ghana was 28.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1987.
- How does Ghana rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Ghana ranks 40th out of 202 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.