Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ghana
Ghana: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 75.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ghana, 2004–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ghana is 75.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ghana peaked at 90.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 72nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 32.5% | 60.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 38.9% | 90.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 71.5% | 75.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 69 Philippines 76.5% compare
- 71 Romania 75.2% compare
- 73 Tuvalu 74.4% compare
- 74 Switzerland 73.6% compare
- 75 Seychelles 72.9% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,558 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ghana?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ghana was 75.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Ghana ranks 72nd out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.