As of 2020, over 265 thousand primary-school-aged children in Ghana were not enrolled in school, majority of which was male. The latter reached around 155 thousand in number, while out-of-school female children added up to roughly 11 thousand.
Number of children unenrolled in primary schools in Ghana from 2008 to 2020, by gender
Data for 2010 and from 2012 to 2016 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 28, 2021). Number of children unenrolled in primary schools in Ghana from 2008 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119347/children-out-of-primary-school-in-ghana-by-gender/
World Bank. "Number of children unenrolled in primary schools in Ghana from 2008 to 2020, by gender." Chart. October 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119347/children-out-of-primary-school-in-ghana-by-gender/
World Bank. (2021). Number of children unenrolled in primary schools in Ghana from 2008 to 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119347/children-out-of-primary-school-in-ghana-by-gender/
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