School enrollment, primary in Ghana
Ghana: School enrollment, primary was 86.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2019, school enrollment, primary in Ghana stood at 86.2%.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Ghana peaked at 89.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2001.
That places Ghana 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 57.3% | 73.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 79.4% | 89.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (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, female 47.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 13.25 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Ghana?
- School enrollment, primary in Ghana was 86.2% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Ghana ranks 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.