Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita was 0.0025 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Ghana, 1971–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Ghana is 0.0025 units per person, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0043 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 2002.
That places Ghana 131st out of 201 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0043 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0033 units per person | -23.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 units per person | -20.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 units per person | -16.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 units per person | +31.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 0.002 units per person | -35.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.002 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 units per person | +76.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.002 units per person | -43.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 units per person | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 units per person | -49.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per person | -40.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 units per person | +33.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.001 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 units per person | +43.1% |
| 2007 | 0.003 units per person | +116.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.002 units per person | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 units per person | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 0.003 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 units per person | -24.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 units per person | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 0.002 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 units per person | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 units per person | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Ghana?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Ghana was 0.0025 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0043 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 131st out of 201 countries with data for 2019.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, vocational 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, vocational pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, vocational pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.