School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi was 0.9928 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9928
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
119th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.9962
in 2020
All-time low
0.7764
in 1978
Years of data
48
1971–2024
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.9928 for school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Ghana peaked at 0.9962 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7764, in 1978.
That places Ghana 119th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8183 | — |
| 1972 | 0.8056 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7995 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8087 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7861 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7782 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.78 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7764 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7882 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7989 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8112 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8081 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8072 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8074 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7897 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7767 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8147 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8227 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8321 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8436 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8582 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8685 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8752 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.885 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9016 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9097 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9204 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9208 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.929 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9201 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9401 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.962 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9631 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9633 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9635 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9702 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9711 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9787 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9791 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9794 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9916 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9893 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9917 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9926 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9962 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9939 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9723 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9928 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7935 | 0.7764 | 0.8183 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8041 | 0.7767 | 0.8227 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8663 | 0.8321 | 0.9016 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9392 | 0.9097 | 0.9635 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9826 | 0.9702 | 0.9926 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9888 | 0.9723 | 0.9962 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Ghana?
- School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Ghana was 0.9928 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9962 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7764 in 1978.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi?
- Ghana ranks 119th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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