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Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Ghana

Ghana: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 4 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 210 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1970
All-time low
4 years
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Ghana, 1970–2019

01234197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for official entrance age to pre-primary education in Ghana is 4 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Ghana peaked at 4 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1970.

Ghana ranks 16th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
1980s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
1990s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
2000s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
2010s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 16 Angola 4 years compare
  2. 16 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 4 years compare
  3. 16 Australia 4 years compare
  4. 16 Benin 4 years compare
  5. 16 Bermuda 4 years compare
  6. 16 Bhutan 4 years compare
  7. 16 Bolivia 4 years compare
  8. 16 Brazil 4 years compare
  9. 16 Cameroon 4 years compare
  10. 16 Costa Rica 4 years compare
  11. 16 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 4 years compare
  12. 16 Djibouti 4 years compare
  13. 16 Egypt, Arab Republic of 4 years compare
  14. 16 El Salvador 4 years compare
  15. 16 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 4 years compare
  16. 16 Eritrea, The State of 4 years compare
  17. 16 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 4 years compare
  18. 16 Greece 4 years compare
  19. 16 Guatemala 4 years compare
  20. 16 Guinea 4 years compare
  21. 16 Iraq 4 years compare
  22. 16 Jordan 4 years compare
  23. 16 Kuwait 4 years compare
  24. 16 Libya 4 years compare
  25. 16 Malaysia 4 years compare
  26. 16 Mali 4 years compare
  27. 16 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 4 years compare
  28. 16 Morocco 4 years compare
  29. 16 Niger 4 years compare
  30. 16 Oman 4 years compare
  31. 16 Panama 4 years compare
  32. 16 Rwanda 4 years compare
  33. 16 Seychelles 4 years compare
  34. 16 Sudan 4 years compare
  35. 16 Suriname 4 years compare
  36. 16 Tonga 4 years compare
  37. 16 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
  38. 16 United Arab Emirates 4 years compare
  39. 16 Vanuatu 4 years compare
  40. 16 Palestine 4 years compare
  41. 16 Zimbabwe 4 years compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Ghana?
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Ghana was 4 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1970.
What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1970.
How does Ghana rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
Ghana ranks 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2019.
Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 10,271 data points, 1970–2020
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Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.