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 389,917 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ghana, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ghana is 389,917 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ghana peaked at 389,917 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 138,512 number, in 1970.
That places Ghana 33rd out of 202 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 155,814 number | 138,512 number | 171,474 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 190,734 number | 174,233 number | 212,352 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 245,068 number | 218,147 number | 268,144 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 295,439 number | 272,010 number | 316,839 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 350,736 number | 321,142 number | 383,258 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 389,917 number | 389,917 number | 389,917 number | 1 |
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, one year before than official primary entry age in Ghana?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ghana was 389,917 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 389,917 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 138,512 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 21.4%. 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, 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 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/