School enrollment, secondary, private in Ghana
Ghana: School enrollment, secondary, private was 15.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, private in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, private in Ghana is 15.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Ghana peaked at 17.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1999.
Ghana ranks 82nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.1% | — |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +35.0% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | +22.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 9.6% | 16.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.4% | 17.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 12.5% | 15.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 79 Denmark 16.0% compare
- 80 Brazil 15.8% compare
- 81 Iceland 15.5% compare
- 83 El Salvador 14.5% compare
- 84 Saudi Arabia 14.4% compare
- 85 Seychelles 14.4% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.95 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.78 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Ghana?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Ghana was 15.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Ghana ranks 82nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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, private (% of total secondary). 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.