Primary education, pupils in Ghana
Ghana: Primary education, pupils was 4.98 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Ghana is 4.98 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Ghana peaked at 4.98 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 966,906, in 1971.
Ghana ranks 31st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.12 million | 966,906 | 1.32 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.52 million | 1.37 million | 1.71 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.10 million | 1.70 million | 2.38 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.95 million | 2.45 million | 3.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.25 million | 3.96 million | 4.55 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.76 million | 4.58 million | 4.98 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 28 Madagascar 5.29 million compare
- 29 Cameroon 5.29 million compare
- 30 Sudan 5.23 million compare
- 32 United Kingdom 4.86 million compare
- 33 Iraq 4.86 million compare
- 34 Cote d'Ivoire 4.82 million compare
More education data for Ghana
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,558 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 13.25 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Ghana?
- Primary education, pupils in Ghana was 4.98 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.98 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 966,906 in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for primary education, pupils?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.