School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ghana
Ghana: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 796,752 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ghana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ghana stood at 796,752 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ghana peaked at 796,752 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 283,412 number, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 33rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 283,412 number | — |
| 1971 | 290,812 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 299,987 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 308,855 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 316,929 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 323,635 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 328,673 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 336,457 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 343,000 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 348,629 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 353,862 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 359,038 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 365,573 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 372,915 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 380,779 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 388,816 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 396,826 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 408,258 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 420,328 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 432,587 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 444,541 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 455,514 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 469,672 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 484,294 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 498,412 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 510,818 number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 520,334 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 531,126 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 539,998 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 547,719 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 555,480 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 564,572 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 575,868 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 588,075 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 600,373 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 611,595 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 620,416 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 629,935 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 638,628 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 646,966 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 655,686 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 665,752 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 679,156 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 693,273 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 707,695 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 721,884 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 735,086 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 750,936 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 767,266 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 783,000 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 796,752 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 318,039 number | 283,412 number | 348,629 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 387,898 number | 353,862 number | 432,587 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 500,243 number | 444,541 number | 547,719 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 603,191 number | 555,480 number | 646,966 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 715,973 number | 655,686 number | 783,000 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 796,752 number | 796,752 number | 796,752 number | 1 |
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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)
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
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- 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, one year before than official primary entry age in Ghana?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ghana was 796,752 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 796,752 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 283,412 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- Ghana ranks 33rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/