School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.8471 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Ghana, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Ghana is 0.8471 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 0.8471 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.166 GPI, in 1972.
That places Ghana 133rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1735 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.166 GPI | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1786 GPI | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2038 GPI | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2699 GPI | +32.4% |
| 1976 | 0.198 GPI | -26.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2682 GPI | +35.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3029 GPI | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 0.31 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2458 GPI | -20.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3078 GPI | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5565 GPI | +80.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5267 GPI | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5411 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4481 GPI | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6192 GPI | +38.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6186 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6329 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.647 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6746 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6986 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7205 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7258 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7653 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8471 GPI | +10.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.8471 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8461 GPI, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.8471 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 | +80.8% | 0.3078 GPI | 0.5565 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1983 GPI | 0.166 GPI | 0.2699 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.2682 GPI | 0.2682 GPI | 0.2682 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2916 GPI | 0.2458 GPI | 0.31 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5383 GPI | 0.4481 GPI | 0.6192 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7034 GPI | 0.6186 GPI | 0.8471 GPI | 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, gender parity index in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Ghana was 0.8471 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8471 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.166 GPI in 1972.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 133rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.