Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Ghana

Ghana: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0888 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0888 units per person
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
43rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0888 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.0487 units per person
in 1991
Years of data
45
1971–2019

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Ghana, 1971–2019

00.020.040.060.081971199520191971: 0.055 units per person1972: 0.055 units per person1973: 0.053 units per person1974: 0.051 units per person1975: 0.05 units per person1976: 0.05 units per person1977: 0.051 units per person1978: 0.051 units per person1979: 0.051 units per person1980: 0.052 units per person1981: 0.053 units per person1982: 0.053 units per person1983: 0.054 units per person1984: 0.054 units per person1985: 0.053 units per person1986: 0.054 units per person1987: 0.052 units per person1988: 0.055 units per person1989: 0.051 units per person1990: 0.052 units per person1991: 0.049 units per person1992: 0.052 units per person1993: 0.054 units per person1994: 0.054 units per person1995: 0.052 units per person1999: 0.052 units per person2000: 0.053 units per person2001: 0.05 units per person2002: 0.052 units per person2003: 0.054 units per person2004: 0.058 units per person2005: 0.06 units per person2006: 0.062 units per person2007: 0.065 units per person2008: 0.068 units per person2009: 0.071 units per person2011: 0.08 units per person2012: 0.08 units per person2013: 0.084 units per person2014: 0.079 units per person2015: 0.084 units per person2016: 0.084 units per person2017: 0.083 units per person2018: 0.085 units per person2019: 0.089 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.0888 units per person for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0888 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0487 units per person, in 1991.

Ghana ranks 43rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Ghana, 1971 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0551 units per person
1972 0.055 units per person -0.2%
1973 0.0531 units per person -3.5%
1974 0.0509 units per person -4.2%
1975 0.05 units per person -1.8%
1976 0.0503 units per person +0.6%
1977 0.0506 units per person +0.6%
1978 0.0506 units per person +0.0%
1979 0.0508 units per person +0.4%
1980 0.0524 units per person +3.3%
1981 0.0533 units per person +1.6%
1982 0.053 units per person -0.6%
1983 0.0539 units per person +1.8%
1984 0.0543 units per person +0.6%
1985 0.0529 units per person -2.5%
1986 0.0536 units per person +1.2%
1987 0.0522 units per person -2.6%
1988 0.0554 units per person +6.1%
1989 0.0509 units per person -8.2%
1990 0.0515 units per person +1.3%
1991 0.0487 units per person -5.5%
1992 0.052 units per person +6.8%
1993 0.0544 units per person +4.6%
1994 0.0543 units per person -0.2%
1995 0.0517 units per person -4.7%
1999 0.0523 units per person +1.1%
2000 0.0531 units per person +1.5%
2001 0.0504 units per person -5.0%
2002 0.0523 units per person +3.7%
2003 0.0539 units per person +2.9%
2004 0.0575 units per person +6.8%
2005 0.0601 units per person +4.4%
2006 0.0617 units per person +2.8%
2007 0.0655 units per person +6.0%
2008 0.0683 units per person +4.3%
2009 0.0709 units per person +3.8%
2011 0.0796 units per person +12.3%
2012 0.0802 units per person +0.8%
2013 0.0838 units per person +4.5%
2014 0.0793 units per person -5.3%
2015 0.0835 units per person +5.3%
2016 0.0838 units per person +0.3%
2017 0.083 units per person -0.9%
2018 0.085 units per person +2.4%
2019 0.0888 units per person +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0518 units per person 0.05 units per person 0.0551 units per person 9
1980s 0.0532 units per person 0.0509 units per person 0.0554 units per person 10
1990s 0.0521 units per person 0.0487 units per person 0.0544 units per person 7
2000s 0.0594 units per person 0.0504 units per person 0.0709 units per person 10
2010s 0.083 units per person 0.0793 units per person 0.0888 units per person 9

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 40 Palau 0.0905 units per person compare
  2. 41 Kazakhstan 0.0898 units per person compare
  3. 42 Naoero 0.089 units per person compare
  4. 44 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0887 units per person compare
  5. 45 Brunei Darussalam 0.0887 units per person compare
  6. 46 Mauritius 0.0875 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Ghana?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Ghana was 0.0888 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.0888 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0487 units per person in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Ghana ranks 43rd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.