Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Ghana
Ghana: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male was 91.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Ghana, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Ghana stood at 91.8%.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Ghana peaked at 99.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 2002.
Ghana ranks 100th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 82.8% | — |
| 1973 | 75.4% | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 89.4% | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 99.4% | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 86.3% | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 81.8% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 83.4% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 84.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 75.4% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 96.3% | +27.7% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.8% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.5% | 75.4% | 99.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 84.5% | 84.5% | 84.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 69.4% | 96.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 91.8% | 97.3% | 4 |
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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Ghana?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Ghana was 91.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male?
- Ghana ranks 100th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of male students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.