School enrollment, secondary, male in Ghana
Ghana: School enrollment, secondary, male was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 75.0% for school enrollment, secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Ghana peaked at 77.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2001.
That places Ghana 143rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 50.8% | — |
| 1973 | 45.3% | -10.9% |
| 1974 | 41.8% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 39.5% | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 39.1% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 38.2% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 38.5% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 39.7% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 41.1% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 39.9% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 41.6% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 42.7% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 41.8% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 44.5% | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 40.3% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 41.2% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 39.6% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.5% | 38.2% | 50.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 39.7% | 44.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 36.2% | 41.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 33.8% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 59.0% | 72.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 74.7% | 77.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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, secondary, male in Ghana?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Ghana was 75.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Ghana ranks 143rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, secondary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 43 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.