Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ghana
Ghana: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 347,625 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
347,625 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
36th
of 205 countries
All-time high
347,625 number
in 2020
All-time low
105,483 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ghana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 347,625 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ghana peaked at 347,625 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 105,483 number, in 1970.
That places Ghana 36th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 105,483 number | — |
| 1971 | 110,768 number | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 115,139 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 119,669 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 124,711 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 129,894 number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 134,463 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 138,489 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 142,070 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 145,828 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 149,972 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 154,186 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 156,816 number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 159,737 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 163,198 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 166,981 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 170,583 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 173,432 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 176,400 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 179,775 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 183,477 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 187,600 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 192,025 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 197,258 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 202,840 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 208,467 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 214,234 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 220,708 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 227,467 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 234,279 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 241,517 number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 248,271 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 252,914 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 256,995 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 261,570 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 266,171 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 271,063 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 276,820 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 283,166 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 289,382 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 295,704 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 301,387 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 305,908 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 309,774 number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 313,949 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 318,233 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 322,923 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 328,448 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 334,822 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 341,312 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 347,625 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 126,651 number | 105,483 number | 145,828 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 165,108 number | 149,972 number | 179,775 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 206,836 number | 183,477 number | 234,279 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 264,787 number | 241,517 number | 289,382 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 317,246 number | 295,704 number | 341,312 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 347,625 number | 347,625 number | 347,625 number | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ghana?
- Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ghana was 347,625 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 347,625 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,483 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.