Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Ghana

Ghana: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 610,281 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
610,281 number
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
35th
of 187 countries
All-time high
610,281 number
in 2019
All-time low
133,832 number
in 2001
Years of data
19
1999–2019

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Ghana, 1999–2019

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k1999200920191999: 142.0k number2000: 136.6k number2001: 133.8k number2002: 137.0k number2003: 172.5k number2004: 209.6k number2006: 208.5k number2007: 272.8k number2008: 278.9k number2009: 303.9k number2011: 437.7k number2012: 465.2k number2013: 498.1k number2014: 427.6k number2015: 455.6k number2016: 480.3k number2017: 496.9k number2018: 540.5k number2019: 610.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Ghana stood at 610,281 number. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 100.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Ghana peaked at 610,281 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 133,832 number, in 2001.

That places Ghana 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 142,046 number 142,046 number 142,046 number 1
2000s 205,961 number 133,832 number 303,936 number 9
2010s 490,246 number 427,597 number 610,281 number 9

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 32 Poland, Republic of 671,825 number compare
  2. 33 Colombia 647,412 number compare
  3. 34 Sri Lanka 635,512 number compare
  4. 36 Malaysia 606,715 number compare
  5. 37 Morocco 567,056 number compare
  6. 38 Algeria 552,212 number compare

See the full ranking of 232 places β†’

More reference data data for Ghana

All data for Ghana β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Ghana?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Ghana was 610,281 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 610,281 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 133,832 number in 2001.
How does Ghana rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
Ghana ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.8%. 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 upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/