Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Ghana

Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 20.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
20.6%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
39th
of 174 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 2019
All-time low
13.2%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Ghana, 2013–2019

051015202013201620192013: 13.2 %2014: 14.6 %2015: 14.2 %2016: 16.2 %2017: 17.7 %2018: 19.6 %2019: 20.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Ghana stood at 20.6%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.

Ghana ranks 39th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%) in Ghana, 2013 to 2019.
Year % Change
2013 13.2% —
2014 14.6% +10.2%
2015 14.2% -2.8%
2016 16.2% +14.4%
2017 17.7% +9.2%
2018 19.6% +10.5%
2019 20.6% +5.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Ghana?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Ghana was 20.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2013.
How does Ghana rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Ghana ranks 39th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,961 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.