Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Ghana

Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 1.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
1.0%
World rank
70th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.5%
in 1975
All-time low
1.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Ghana, 1960–2010

02.557.51012.51960198520101960: 10.71965: 8.61970: 6.51975: 12.51980: 7.41985: 10.21990: 9.71995: 102000: 5.42005: 4.32010: 1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Ghana stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 81.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Ghana peaked at 12.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2010.

Ghana ranks 70th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Incomplete primary in Ghana, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 10.7%
1965 8.6% -20.3%
1970 6.5% -23.9%
1975 12.5% +92.5%
1980 7.4% -41.2%
1985 10.2% +38.9%
1990 9.7% -5.0%
1995 10.0% +2.8%
2000 5.4% -45.6%
2005 4.3% -20.0%
2010 1.0% -76.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.7% 8.6% 10.7% 2
1970s 9.5% 6.5% 12.5% 2
1980s 8.8% 7.4% 10.2% 2
1990s 9.9% 9.7% 10.0% 2
2000s 4.9% 4.3% 5.4% 2
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 67 Republic of Moldova 1.2% compare
  2. 68 Niger 1.1% compare
  3. 69 Yemen 1.1% compare
  4. 70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.0% compare
  5. 72 Chile 0.9% compare
  6. 72 Egypt 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Ghana?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Ghana was 1.0% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1975.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
Ghana ranks 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Incomplete primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Incomplete primary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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