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

Latest (2019)
99.6%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
106th
of 188 countries
All-time high
101.1%
in 2015
All-time low
68.5%
in 2001
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana, 1999–2019

02550751001999200920191999: 68.8 %2000: 72.6 %2001: 68.5 %2002: 71.5 %2003: 69 %2004: 71.6 %2005: 77.5 %2006: 81.9 %2007: 86.4 %2008: 91.4 %2009: 91.2 %2011: 93.7 %2012: 96.9 %2013: 97.5 %2014: 96.7 %2015: 101.1 %2016: 100.7 %2017: 99.5 %2018: 98.5 %2019: 99.6 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Ghana, 1999 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 103 Germany 99.8% compare
  2. 104 Sri Lanka 99.8% compare
  3. 105 Cyprus 99.7% compare
  4. 107 Estonia 99.6% compare
  5. 108 Serbia 99.5% compare
  6. 109 Czechia 99.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.