Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana
Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 99.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana stood at 99.6%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana peaked at 101.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2001.
Ghana ranks 106th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68.8% | — |
| 2000 | 72.6% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 68.5% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 77.5% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 81.9% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 101.1% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 100.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.8% | 68.8% | 68.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 68.5% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 93.7% | 101.1% | 9 |
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More reference data data for Ghana
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- 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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana was 99.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 101.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Ghana ranks 106th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. 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.