Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Ghana
Ghana: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 3.4 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.4
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
47th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.95
in 1969
All-time low
3.4
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Ghana stood at 3.4. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Ghana peaked at 6.95 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 47th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.87 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.91 | 6.86 | 6.95 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.77 | 6.51 | 6.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.15 | 5.82 | 6.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.22 | 4.82 | 5.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5 | 4.18 | 4.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 | 3.59 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 | 3.4 | 3.54 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 44 Vanuatu 3.6 compare
- 45 Solomon Islands 3.56 compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 3.5 compare
- 48 French Guiana 3.39 compare
- 49 Nauru 3.33 compare
- 50 Palestine 3.31 compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,558 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Ghana?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Ghana was 3.4 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.95 in 1969.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Ghana ranks 47th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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