Participation rate in organized learning (one year before) … sex in Ghana
Ghana: Participation rate in organized learning (one year before) … sex was 87.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Ghana, 2007–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 87.1% for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Ghana peaked at 95.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2007.
That places Ghana 89th out of 183 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before) … sex in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 63.3% | — |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | -2.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 87.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.2%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 87.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.9%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.7% | 63.3% | 71.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 68.0% | 95.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 87.1% | 89.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More development goals data for Ghana
- Red List Index 0.8827 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 42.95 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,393 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Ghana?
- Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Ghana was 87.1% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the)?
- Ghana ranks 89th out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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