Ghana: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Ghana's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) fell 2.47 percentage points on 2021 (from 30.88% to 28.4%).

Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2021), the average change was +0.77 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.81 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.09 percentage points in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.34 percentage points in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.81 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 86% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Ghana in the 2022 ranking

• Turks and Caicos Islands — 1st of 9: 43.22%
• Benin — 3rd of 9: 25.78%
• Marshall Islands — 4th of 9: 20.02%
• Colombia — 5th of 9: 19.32%

What this measures

Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Limitations: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 32 values

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in nearby economies

• Angola — 18.15% (2023)
• Benin — 25.78% (2022)
• Botswana — 6.94% (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 28.18% (2024)
• Burundi — 3.07% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 2.17% (2022)
• Cameroon — 25.34% (2024)
• Central African Republic — 16.73% (2016)
• Chad — 23.62% (2024)

More education data for Ghana

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 4.98 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 100.97% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 100.67% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 101.25% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 122,558 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.02 (2020)

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Questions people ask

What is Ghana's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)?

28.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1987?

It is up 22.13 percentage points from 6.27% in 1987. The highest value was 30.88% in 2021 and the lowest 6.27% in 1987.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) unusual for Ghana?

In 2022, Ghana's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) fell 2.47 percentage points on 2021 (from 30.88% to 28.4%). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2021), the average change was +0.77 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.81 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRIV.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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