Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Ghana

Ghana: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general was 93.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
93.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
57th
of 179 countries
All-time high
94.9%
in 2015
All-time low
85.6%
in 2007
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Ghana, 1999–2019

0204060801001999200920191999: 90.2 %2000: 93.7 %2001: 93.8 %2002: 93.8 %2003: 93.4 %2004: 94.8 %2005: 94 %2006: 91.5 %2007: 85.6 %2008: 86.5 %2009: 90.7 %2011: 91 %2012: 90.5 %2013: 93.2 %2014: 94.8 %2015: 94.9 %2016: 94.1 %2017: 93.7 %2018: 93 %2019: 93.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 93.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Ghana peaked at 94.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 85.6%, in 2007.

Ghana ranks 57th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Ghana, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 90.2%
2000 93.7% +3.9%
2001 93.8% +0.1%
2002 93.8% +0.0%
2003 93.4% -0.4%
2004 94.8% +1.4%
2005 94.0% -0.8%
2006 91.5% -2.7%
2007 85.6% -6.5%
2008 86.5% +1.1%
2009 90.7% +4.9%
2011 91.0% +0.3%
2012 90.5% -0.6%
2013 93.2% +3.0%
2014 94.8% +1.7%
2015 94.9% +0.1%
2016 94.1% -0.8%
2017 93.7% -0.4%
2018 93.0% -0.7%
2019 93.5% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90.2% 90.2% 90.2% 1
2000s 91.8% 85.6% 94.8% 10
2010s 93.2% 90.5% 94.9% 9

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 54 Cape Verde 94.3% compare
  2. 55 Tajikistan 93.6% compare
  3. 56 Macau, China 93.5% compare
  4. 58 Central African Republic 93.1% compare
  5. 59 Pakistan 92.8% compare
  6. 60 Cambodia 92.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Ghana?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Ghana was 93.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 85.6% in 2007.
How does Ghana rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general?
Ghana ranks 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.