Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Ghana

Ghana: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes was 250,297 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
250,297 number
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
8th
of 64 countries
All-time high
250,297 number
in 2019
All-time low
149,778 number
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Ghana, 2013–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2013201620192013: 149.8k number2014: 168.0k number2015: 166.1k number2016: 192.7k number2017: 213.5k number2018: 237.5k number2019: 250.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Ghana is 250,297 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.

Ghana ranks 8th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Ghana, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 149,778 number
2014 167,995 number +12.2%
2015 166,125 number -1.1%
2016 192,733 number +16.0%
2017 213,526 number +10.8%
2018 237,489 number +11.2%
2019 250,297 number +5.4%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 250,297 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18,543 number, 13.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 5 Thailand 386,666 number compare
  2. 6 Vietnam 355,826 number compare
  3. 7 South Korea 351,778 number compare
  4. 9 Spain 227,429 number compare
  5. 10 United Kingdom 202,161 number compare
  6. 11 Australia 190,920 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Ghana?
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Ghana was 250,297 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 250,297 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 149,778 number in 2013.
How does Ghana rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes?
Ghana ranks 8th out of 64 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,001 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females enrolled in early childhood educational development institutions (ISCED 0.1) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.