As of 2021, over 995 thousand primary-school-aged children in Ghana were not enrolled in school, the majority of whom were boys. The latter reached around 513 thousand in number, while out-of-school female children added up to roughly 482 thousand.
Number of children unenrolled in primary schools in Ghana from 2008 to 2021, by gender
Data for 2010, 2012, and 2013 were not provided by the source. The source mentions that the number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children.
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World Bank. (October 26, 2023). Number of children unenrolled in primary schools in Ghana from 2008 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119347/children-out-of-primary-school-in-ghana-by-gender/
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World Bank. (2023). Number of children unenrolled in primary schools in Ghana from 2008 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119347/children-out-of-primary-school-in-ghana-by-gender/
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Number of children unenrolled in primary schools in Ghana from 2008 to 2021, by gender [Graph], World Bank, October 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119347/children-out-of-primary-school-in-ghana-by-gender/
