Enrolment in primary education, male in Ghana

Ghana: Enrolment in primary education, male was 2.31 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.31 million number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
36th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.31 million number
in 2019
All-time low
537,347 number
in 1971
Years of data
44
1971–2019

Enrolment in primary education, male in Ghana, 1971–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1971199520191971: 537.3k number1972: 545.0k number1973: 574.9k number1974: 576.3k number1975: 603.9k number1976: 667.7k number1977: 699.4k number1978: 719.3k number1979: 742.6k number1980: 766.9k number1981: 802.1k number1982: 838.1k number1983: 838.3k number1984: 825.1k number1985: 872.9k number1987: 888.8k number1988: 879.6k number1989: 944.8k number1990: 939.0k number1991: 1.1M number1992: 1.1M number1993: 1.1M number1994: 1.2M number1995: 1.2M number1999: 1.3M number2000: 1.4M number2001: 1.3M number2002: 1.4M number2003: 1.3M number2004: 1.4M number2005: 1.5M number2006: 1.6M number2007: 1.7M number2008: 1.9M number2009: 1.9M number2011: 2.0M number2012: 2.1M number2013: 2.1M number2014: 2.1M number2015: 2.2M number2016: 2.2M number2017: 2.2M number2018: 2.2M number2019: 2.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in primary education, male in Ghana stood at 2.31 million number. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Ghana peaked at 2.31 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 537,347 number, in 1971.

Ghana ranks 36th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 629,591 number 537,347 number 742,586 number 9
1980s 850,732 number 766,893 number 944,846 number 9
1990s 1.11 million number 939,010 number 1.26 million number 7
2000s 1.53 million number 1.29 million number 1.88 million number 10
2010s 2.16 million number 1.98 million number 2.31 million number 9

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 33 Cameroon 2.33 million number compare
  2. 34 Madagascar 2.32 million number compare
  3. 35 Morocco 2.32 million number compare
  4. 37 Malawi 2.28 million number compare
  5. 38 Colombia 2.23 million number compare
  6. 39 France 2.20 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Ghana?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Ghana was 2.31 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 2.31 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 537,347 number in 1971.
How does Ghana rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Ghana ranks 36th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.