School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Ghana

Ghana: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
71st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPI
in 2020
All-time low
0.7413 GPI
in 1985
Years of data
40
1971–2020

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Ghana, 1971–2020

00.250.50.7511971199520201971: 0.764 GPI1973: 0.769 GPI1974: 0.774 GPI1975: 0.762 GPI1976: 0.753 GPI1977: 0.751 GPI1978: 0.752 GPI1979: 0.757 GPI1980: 0.766 GPI1981: 0.765 GPI1982: 0.765 GPI1983: 0.753 GPI1984: 0.749 GPI1985: 0.741 GPI1987: 0.756 GPI1988: 0.766 GPI1989: 0.777 GPI1990: 0.78 GPI1995: 0.842 GPI1999: 0.885 GPI2000: 0.896 GPI2001: 0.91 GPI2002: 0.913 GPI2003: 0.916 GPI2004: 0.906 GPI2005: 0.919 GPI2006: 0.939 GPI2007: 0.949 GPI2008: 0.952 GPI2009: 0.95 GPI2011: 0.958 GPI2012: 0.963 GPI2013: 0.967 GPI2014: 0.978 GPI2015: 0.982 GPI2016: 0.996 GPI2017: 0.997 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI2020: 1 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 1.01 GPI for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7413 GPI, in 1985.

That places Ghana 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Ghana, 1971 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.7635 GPI
1973 0.7695 GPI +0.8%
1974 0.7737 GPI +0.5%
1975 0.7615 GPI -1.6%
1976 0.7532 GPI -1.1%
1977 0.7515 GPI -0.2%
1978 0.7523 GPI +0.1%
1979 0.7565 GPI +0.6%
1980 0.7657 GPI +1.2%
1981 0.7648 GPI -0.1%
1982 0.7648 GPI -0.0%
1983 0.7535 GPI -1.5%
1984 0.7489 GPI -0.6%
1985 0.7413 GPI -1.0%
1987 0.7559 GPI +2.0%
1988 0.7661 GPI +1.3%
1989 0.7766 GPI +1.4%
1990 0.7796 GPI +0.4%
1995 0.8422 GPI +8.0%
1999 0.8851 GPI +5.1%
2000 0.8959 GPI +1.2%
2001 0.9102 GPI +1.6%
2002 0.913 GPI +0.3%
2003 0.916 GPI +0.3%
2004 0.9061 GPI -1.1%
2005 0.9194 GPI +1.5%
2006 0.9388 GPI +2.1%
2007 0.9487 GPI +1.0%
2008 0.9523 GPI +0.4%
2009 0.9501 GPI -0.2%
2011 0.9583 GPI +0.9%
2012 0.9631 GPI +0.5%
2013 0.967 GPI +0.4%
2014 0.9781 GPI +1.1%
2015 0.9815 GPI +0.3%
2016 0.9961 GPI +1.5%
2017 0.9969 GPI +0.1%
2018 1 GPI +0.5%
2019 1.01 GPI +0.6%
2020 1.01 GPI +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7602 GPI 0.7515 GPI 0.7737 GPI 8
1980s 0.7597 GPI 0.7413 GPI 0.7766 GPI 9
1990s 0.8356 GPI 0.7796 GPI 0.8851 GPI 3
2000s 0.9251 GPI 0.8959 GPI 0.9523 GPI 10
2010s 0.9835 GPI 0.9583 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
2020s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 68 Namibia 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 69 Serbia 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 72 Marshall Islands 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 73 British Virgin Islands 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 74 China 1.01 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Ghana?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Ghana was 1.01 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2020.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7413 GPI in 1985.
How does Ghana rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Ghana ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
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Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.