School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.8617 years in 2019. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Ghana, 1971β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.8617 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 0.8617 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0346 years, in 1971.
That places Ghana 120th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0438 years | 0.0346 years | 0.0543 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.075 years | 0.075 years | 0.075 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0564 years | 0.0461 years | 0.0639 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.3483 years | 0.2621 years | 0.4399 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7395 years | 0.5884 years | 0.8617 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 117 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 0.8758 years compare
- 118 Nicaragua 0.8712 years compare
- 119 Luxembourg 0.8618 years compare
- 121 Sudan 0.8459 years compare
- 122 Bhutan 0.8224 years compare
- 123 British Virgin Islands 0.8216 years compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Ghana was 0.8617 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8617 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0346 years in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 120th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.