FACTOID # 6: There are 22 countries where more than half the population is illiterate. Fifteen of them are in Africa.
 
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Africa > Ghana > Education

GHANAIAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 2.85 % of GNI Time series [126th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 3.9 [76th of 100]
Children out of school, primary 1,129,334 Time series [4th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 51.072 per 1,000 people Time series [9th of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 557,226 Time series [5th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 25.199 per 1,000 people Time series [9th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 572,108 Time series [3rd of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 25.872 per 1,000 people Time series [9th of 148]
Duration of compulsory education 8 years [115th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [82nd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [108th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2,678,912 Time series [5th of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.126 per capita Time series [3rd of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1,276,670 Time series [6th of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 60.187 per 1,000 people Time series [5th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 69,968 Time series [5th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 3.299 per 1,000 people Time series [5th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 47.43% Time series [6th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 44.51% Time series [6th of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 31.53% Time series [6th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 70% Time series [5th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 70% Time series [6th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 71% Time series [5th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.5% Time series [18th of 127]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 60% Time series [91st of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 55.3% Time series [90th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 65.3% Time series [76th of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 72 Time series [96th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 75 Time series [87th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 69 Time series [90th of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 30.8% [108th of 135]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 12.85 % Time series [20th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 34.53 % Time series [6th of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 209.85 % Time series [10th of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 47.4% [134th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 44.7% [135th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 78.376 [4th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 0.98 Time series [4th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 0.88 Time series [6th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 0.53 Time series [3rd of 139]
Grade 1 intake rate 29.3 [98th of 114]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 96.03 % Time series [64th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 94.28 % Time series [71st of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 95.13 % Time series [69th of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 25.1% Time series [44th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 17.4% Time series [49th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 32.7% Time series [44th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 3,125,600 Time series [31st of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 147.352 per 1,000 people Time series [45th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 1,068,600 Time series [36th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 50.377 per 1,000 people Time series [53rd of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 2,055,100 Time series [30th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 96.884 per 1,000 people Time series [44th of 138]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 67.1% Time series [114th of 157]
Literacy > Male 82.7% Time series [108th of 156]
Literacy > Total population 74.8% Time series [117th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 49.79 % Time series [97th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 66.35 % Time series [98th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 57.9 % Time series [98th of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 65.49 % Time series [90th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 75.95 % Time series [93rd of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 70.66 % Time series [90th of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 70.7% Time series [28th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 75.9% Time series [28th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 65.5% Time series [28th of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 29.49 % Time series [59th of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 29.99 % Time series [55th of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 29.02 % Time series [58th of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 64.74 % Time series [72nd of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 61.85 % Time series [74th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 63.29 % Time series [80th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 68.75 % Time series [61st of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 75.22 % Time series [61st of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 72.05 % Time series [67th of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years Time series [71st of 197]
Primary education, pupils 2,929,536 Time series [25th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.132 per capita Time series [52nd of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 47.93 % female Time series [61st of 175]
Primary education, teachers 89,278 Time series [19th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 4.037 per 1,000 people Time series [54th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 31.08 % female Time series [80th of 153]
Primary school girls out of school 26% [42nd of 99]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 17.1 [43rd of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 7.1 [81st of 131]
Progression to secondary school > % 86.83 % Time series [78th of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 86.73 % Time series [76th of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 86.91 % Time series [73rd of 118]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.45 % Time series [15th of 136]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 32.81 Time series [36th of 159]
Pupils reaching grade 5 66.3 [91st of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 33 [52nd of 175]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 55.52 Time series [47th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 96.23 Time series [55th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 85.25 Time series [68th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 90.83 % Time series [53rd of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 86.23 % Time series [87th of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 5.83 % Time series [47th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 5.68 % Time series [42nd of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 5.97 % Time series [48th of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level 5.2 [74th of 143]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 41.56 % gross Time series [42nd of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 42.13 % gross Time series [43rd of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 41.01 % gross Time series [43rd of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 88.37 % gross Time series [87th of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 65.04 % net Time series [77th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 86.63 % gross Time series [84th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 64.74 % net Time series [71st of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 90.03 % gross Time series [94th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 65.33 % net Time series [73rd of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 20.52 % Time series [23rd of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 43.57 % gross Time series [70th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 37.04 % net Time series [53rd of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 40.04 % gross Time series [68th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 34.98 % net Time series [50th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 46.97 % gross Time series [69th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 39.02 % net Time series [50th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 14.39 % Time series [35th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 5.21 % gross Time series [44th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 3.7 % gross Time series [47th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 6.67 % gross Time series [42nd of 137]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 9 years Time series [5th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 9 years Time series [5th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 10 years Time series [5th of 93]
Schools connected to the Internet > % 1.4 % Time series [16th of 39]
Scientific and technical journal articles 83 Time series [87th of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 1,328,986 Time series [22nd of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.06 per 1,000 people Time series [66th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 1,350,410 Time series [21st of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.061 per capita Time series [63rd of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 45.02 % female Time series [64th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 71,763 Time series [19th of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 3.245 per 1,000 people Time series [47th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 18.4 % female Time series [57th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 21,424 Time series [40th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 0.969 per 1,000 people Time series [62nd of 183]
Tertiary enrollment 3.3% [123rd of 151]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 57.88 % Time series [53rd of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 77.77 % Time series [35th of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 48.9 % Time series [48th of 56]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 0.86 Time series [28th of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; The Geography Zone; World Bank; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Ghana, Republic of Ghana

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