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 406,835 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
Ghana recorded 406,835 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ghana peaked at 406,835 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 144,900 number, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 32nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 162,225 number | 144,900 number | 177,155 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 197,164 number | 179,629 number | 220,235 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 255,174 number | 226,394 number | 279,575 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 307,752 number | 283,470 number | 330,127 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 365,237 number | 334,544 number | 399,742 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 406,835 number | 406,835 number | 406,835 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 406,835 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 406,835 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 144,900 number in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- Ghana ranks 32nd 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 21.6%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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/