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.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 34.0% | — |
| 2005 | 32.5% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | +37.6% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | -24.6% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +80.1% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +4.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 75.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.8%, 2.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 75.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.4%, 3.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +80.1% | 38.9% | 70.1% |
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
- 70 Liechtenstein 76.3% 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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (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
Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.