Ghana - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Ghana was 567,417 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,271,973 in 2004 and a minimum value of 567,417 in 2011.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1999 1,137,634
2000 1,052,251
2001 1,231,479
2002 1,174,112
2003 1,114,441
2004 1,271,973
2005 1,057,760
2006 1,077,825
2007 908,297
2008 730,811
2009 791,049
2011 567,417

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Ghana was 269,618 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 614,721 in 2004 and a minimum value of 269,618 in 2011.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1999 570,049
2000 524,891
2001 605,315
2002 574,708
2003 539,941
2004 614,721
2005 518,502
2006 518,023
2007 437,148
2008 347,227
2009 378,935
2011 269,618

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Ghana was 297,799 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 657,252 in 2004 and a minimum value of 297,799 in 2011.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1999 567,585
2000 527,360
2001 626,164
2002 599,404
2003 574,500
2004 657,252
2005 539,258
2006 559,802
2007 471,149
2008 383,584
2009 412,114
2011 297,799

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation