Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Ghana
Ghana: Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) was 68.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Ghana, 1991–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Ghana is 68.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Ghana peaked at 76.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 17th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 76.6% | — |
| 2000 | 72.8% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | +43.1% |
| 2023 | 66.3% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 58.9% | 72.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 55.9% | 64.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 42.2% | 68.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 14 Viet Nam 68.9% compare
- 15 Netherlands 68.3% compare
- 16 Australia 68.3% compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 67.9% compare
- 19 Uruguay 67.5% compare
- 20 New Zealand 67.2% compare
More work & labour data for Ghana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1512 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1464 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1562 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2734 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 37,518 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,752 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34,429 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,119 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 67,548 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Ghana?
- Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Ghana was 68.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female)?
- Ghana ranks 17th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).