Ghana: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2019, Ghana's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 6.7% on 2018 (from 71,952 to 76,770).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1976 to 2018), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 30.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 122.1% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 42.2% in 1989. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2019 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

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Closest to Ghana in the 2019 ranking

• Kazakhstan — 1st of 5: 203,284
• Nepal — 3rd of 5: 42,255
• Djibouti — 4th of 5: 4,677
• Monaco — 5th of 5: 295

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 38 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 287,600 (2016)
• Benin — 27,875 (2016)
• Burkina Faso — 28,566 (2018)
• Burundi — 68,831 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 1,212 (2018)
• Cameroon — 477,192 (2016)
• Central African Republic — 5,149 (2017)
• Chad — 7,791 (2016)
• Comoros — 0 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 870,961 (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire

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 secondary education, vocational pupils?

76,770 in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 93.72% from 39,630 in 1971 (1.39% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 79,986 in 2012 and the lowest 14,090 in 2001.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Ghana?

In 2019, Ghana's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 6.7% on 2018 (from 71,952 to 76,770). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1976 to 2018), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 30.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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