Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Ghana
Ghana: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 938,568 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Ghana, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 938,568 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Ghana peaked at 938,568 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,333 number, in 1971.
Ghana ranks 18th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9,333 number | — |
| 1973 | 12,373 number | +32.6% |
| 1978 | 68,771 number | +455.8% |
| 1979 | 75,964 number | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 91,256 number | +20.1% |
| 1981 | 85,713 number | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 77,545 number | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 81,772 number | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 116,667 number | +42.7% |
| 1988 | 142,701 number | +22.3% |
| 1989 | 144,059 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 167,302 number | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 255,656 number | +52.8% |
| 2000 | 340,151 number | +33.1% |
| 2001 | 327,309 number | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 355,385 number | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 389,299 number | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 413,029 number | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 369,019 number | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 552,995 number | +49.9% |
| 2008 | 632,421 number | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 776,894 number | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 749,764 number | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 776,852 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 807,738 number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 829,395 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 889,948 number | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 894,103 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 896,229 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 899,932 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 938,568 number | +4.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 938,568 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,448 number, 7.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 938,568 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71,696 number, 13.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +455.8% | 12,373 number | 68,771 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41,610 number | 9,333 number | 75,964 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 105,673 number | 77,545 number | 144,059 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 211,479 number | 167,302 number | 255,656 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 461,834 number | 327,309 number | 776,894 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 853,614 number | 749,764 number | 938,568 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Ghana?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Ghana was 938,568 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 938,568 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,333 number in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
- Ghana ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) 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.