Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana

Ghana: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 40.89 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
40.89
World rank
78th
of 93 countries
All-time high
40.89
in 2016
All-time low
33.08
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana, 1991–2016

0102030401991200320161991: 33.11998: 35.22005: 40.22012: 40.82016: 40.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 40.89 for average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana peaked at 40.89 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.08, in 1991.

That places Ghana 78th out of 93 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1991 33.08
1998 35.23 +6.5%
2005 40.16 +14.0%
2012 40.81 +1.6%
2016 40.89 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.15 33.08 35.23 2
2000s 40.16 40.16 40.16 1
2010s 40.85 40.81 40.89 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 75 Belize 41 compare
  2. 76 Belarus 40.93 compare
  3. 77 Trinidad and Tobago 40.9 compare
  4. 79 Nicaragua 40.51 compare
  5. 80 Paraguay 40.44 compare
  6. 81 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 40.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Ghana was 40.89 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 40.89 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 33.08 in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Ghana ranks 78th out of 93 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,232 data points, 1970–2021
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