School age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.22 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana is 1.22 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana peaked at 1.22 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 810,754 number, in 1998.
Ghana ranks 9th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 810,754 number | — |
| 1999 | 822,155 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 836,369 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 850,836 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 868,470 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 886,866 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 904,574 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 916,661 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 929,837 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 942,777 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 955,083 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 967,860 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 984,246 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million number | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.22 million number | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.22 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 385,220 number, 3.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.22 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234,628 number, 5.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 816,454 number | 810,754 number | 822,155 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 905,933 number | 836,369 number | 967,860 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million number | 984,246 number | 1.22 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- 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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Ghana was 1.22 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 810,754 number in 1998.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Ghana ranks 9th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/