As of 2021, between 87 percent and 91 percent of urban localities had access to basic education. On the other hand, the share was lower among rural communities. Only 40 percent of the rural areas had access to Junior High School (JHS), while pre-primary education was available to 38.7 percent of the rural communities. Overall, as of 2019, around 35 thousand children of primary school age were unenrolled in school in Ghana.
Availability of basic education facilities in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021
The source notes that localities with a population of more than 5,000 are classified as urban. It adds the following information:
"Locality: an inhabited geographical area with a defined boundary and distinct name. eg.- a hamlet, village, town, city, and other such type of population clusters."
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Ghana Statistical Service. (September 22, 2021). Availability of basic education facilities in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278055/availability-of-basic-education-facilities-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Availability of basic education facilities in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021." Chart. September 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278055/availability-of-basic-education-facilities-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service. (2021). Availability of basic education facilities in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278055/availability-of-basic-education-facilities-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Availability of Basic Education Facilities in Rural and Urban Areas in Ghana as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278055/availability-of-basic-education-facilities-in-ghana-by-area/
Ghana Statistical Service, Availability of basic education facilities in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278055/availability-of-basic-education-facilities-in-ghana-by-area/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Availability of basic education facilities in rural and urban areas in Ghana as of 2021 [Graph], Ghana Statistical Service, September 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278055/availability-of-basic-education-facilities-in-ghana-by-area/
