Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Ghana
Ghana: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 94.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 94.6% for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Ghana peaked at 95.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 1999.
That places Ghana 91st 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.1% | — |
| 2000 | 67.1% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 61.6% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 78.9% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 61.6% | 84.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 88.6% | 95.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 82.2% | 94.6% | 3 |
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Ghana?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Ghana was 94.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Ghana ranks 91st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release