School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.9312 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Ghana, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Ghana stood at 0.9312 years. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Ghana peaked at 0.9312 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0581 years, in 1971.
That places Ghana 109th out of 177 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0581 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0622 years | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.068 years | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.077 years | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0769 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0891 years | +15.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1171 years | +31.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0702 years | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0801 years | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0998 years | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0969 years | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3752 years | +287.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3414 years | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4158 years | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5811 years | +39.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5407 years | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7233 years | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7277 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8357 years | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9157 years | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8997 years | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9246 years | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8862 years | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9312 years | +5.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.9312 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7605 years, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.9312 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5392 years, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male 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 | +287.2% | 0.0969 years | 0.3752 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0719 years | 0.0581 years | 0.0891 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.1171 years | 0.1171 years | 0.1171 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0867 years | 0.0702 years | 0.0998 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.4508 years | 0.3414 years | 0.5811 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8627 years | 0.7233 years | 0.9312 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Ghana was 0.9312 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9312 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0581 years in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Ghana ranks 109th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. 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, male (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.