Secondary education, general pupils in Ghana
Ghana: Secondary education, general pupils was 49.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Ghana, 1971–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils in Ghana is 49.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Ghana peaked at 49.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 1984.
That places Ghana 122nd out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 38.4% | — |
| 1972 | 38.9% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 39.5% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 39.3% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 38.9% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 38.6% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 39.0% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 38.8% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 39.1% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 38.5% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 38.9% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 38.1% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 37.9% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 38.1% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 41.0% | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 39.7% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 39.6% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 39.6% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 38.8% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 39.1% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 40.4% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 41.4% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 44.1% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 45.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 44.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.0% | 38.4% | 39.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 39.0% | 37.9% | 41.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 38.8% | 44.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 44.5% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 46.4% | 49.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Ghana?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Ghana was 49.5% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 1984.
- How does Ghana rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Ghana ranks 122nd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.