Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Ghana

Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 4.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
4.8%
World rank
77th
of 144 countries
All-time high
7.7%
in 2000
All-time low
2.1%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Ghana, 1960–2010

24681960198520101960: 4.21965: 3.21970: 2.11975: 2.71980: 2.51985: 3.81990: 3.51995: 4.92000: 7.72005: 6.42010: 4.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Ghana stood at 4.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Ghana peaked at 7.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1970.

Ghana ranks 77th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary in Ghana, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.2%
1965 3.2% -22.7%
1970 2.1% -34.3%
1975 2.7% +26.5%
1980 2.5% -7.9%
1985 3.8% +55.3%
1990 3.5% -8.6%
1995 4.9% +41.0%
2000 7.7% +56.7%
2005 6.4% -16.6%
2010 4.8% -24.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.7% 3.2% 4.2% 2
1970s 2.4% 2.1% 2.7% 2
1980s 3.1% 2.5% 3.8% 2
1990s 4.2% 3.5% 4.9% 2
2000s 7.1% 6.4% 7.7% 2
2010s 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 1

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 74 Barbados 5.6% compare
  2. 75 Egypt 4.9% compare
  3. 76 Togo 4.9% compare
  4. 78 Luxembourg 4.8% compare
  5. 79 Benin 4.4% compare
  6. 80 Cuba 4.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Ghana?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Ghana was 4.8% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1970.
How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
Ghana ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. 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 Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Incompleted 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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