School enrollment, secondary, female in Ghana
Ghana: School enrollment, secondary, female was 76.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 76.4% for school enrollment, secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Ghana peaked at 78.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 1979.
Ghana ranks 148th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 31.5% | — |
| 1973 | 30.0% | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 27.2% | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 25.8% | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 25.0% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 24.4% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 24.2% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 23.9% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 25.1% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 25.3% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 25.6% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 28.0% | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 29.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 26.3% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 26.7% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 28.7% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 23.9% | 31.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 26.7% | 28.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 28.0% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 52.1% | 70.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 73.3% | 78.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in Ghana?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Ghana was 76.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 1979.
- How does Ghana rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Ghana ranks 148th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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, secondary, 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.