Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ghana
Ghana: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ghana is 95.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ghana peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 1999.
That places Ghana 73rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.8% | — |
| 2000 | 63.9% | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 72.9% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 59.3% | 83.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 84.8% | 93.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 81.8% | 95.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 70 Papua New Guinea 96.0% compare
- 71 Bahrain 95.9% compare
- 72 Cayman Islands 95.9% compare
- 74 Madagascar 95.8% compare
- 75 Russian Federation 95.8% compare
- 76 Cuba 95.7% compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ghana?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ghana was 95.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Ghana ranks 73rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release