School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 0.8617 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Ghana, 1971–2019
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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0346 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0368 years | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0407 years | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0471 years | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0495 years | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0543 years | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.075 years | +38.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0461 years | -38.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0529 years | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0628 years | +18.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0639 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2934 years | +359.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2621 years | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3222 years | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 0.424 years | +31.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4399 years | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5884 years | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5971 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6916 years | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7701 years | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7845 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7768 years | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8007 years | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7846 years | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8617 years | +9.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.8617 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.678 years, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.8617 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4497 years, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +359.2% | 0.0639 years | 0.2934 years |
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
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- 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)
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.