School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 2.35 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Ghana, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.35 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Ghana peaked at 2.4 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0615 years, in 1971.
Ghana ranks 51st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2373 years | 0.0615 years | 0.4225 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.52 years | 0.4118 years | 0.6546 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.8149 years | 0.7252 years | 0.9045 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.49 years | 1.13 years | 2.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 years | 2.2 years | 2.4 years | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Ghana was 2.35 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0615 years in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.