School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 11.9 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ghana, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ghana stood at 11.9 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ghana peaked at 11.9 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.07 years, in 1975.
That places Ghana 120th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.79 years | — |
| 1973 | 7.44 years | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 7.12 years | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 7.07 years | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 7.42 years | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 8.04 years | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 8.02 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 8.27 years | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 7.77 years | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 8.07 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 7.86 years | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 8.3 years | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 8.89 years | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 9.19 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.81 years | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 10.45 years | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 10.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.26 years | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 11.5 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 11.69 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.33 years | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 11.81 years | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 11.68 years | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.62 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 11.59 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.9 years | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.37 years | 7.07 years | 7.79 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.04 years | 8.04 years | 8.04 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.02 years | 8.02 years | 8.02 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.91 years | 7.77 years | 10.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6 years | 11.26 years | 11.9 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 433,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 417,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 429,268 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ghana was 11.9 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.07 years in 1975.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Ghana ranks 120th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.