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Mean years education of women aged 20+
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 4.74 | 4.72 | 4.71 | 4.70 | 4.69 | 4.68 | 4.66 | 4.65 | 4.64 | 4.79 | 4.93 | 5.08 | 5.29 | 5.50 | 5.47 | 5.43 | 5.40 | 5.72 | 6.03 | 6.35 | 6.67 | 6.98 | 7.30 | |||||
| Urban | 7.09 | 7.00 | 6.92 | 6.84 | 6.76 | 6.68 | 6.59 | 6.51 | 6.43 | 6.59 | 6.74 | 6.90 | 7.10 | 7.30 | 7.19 | 7.08 | 6.97 | 7.29 | 7.62 | 7.94 | 8.26 | 8.59 | 8.91 | |||||
| Rural | 3.85 | 3.75 | 3.66 | 3.57 | 3.48 | 3.39 | 3.29 | 3.20 | 3.11 | 3.27 | 3.44 | 3.60 | 3.74 | 3.88 | 3.82 | 3.75 | 3.69 | 3.97 | 4.25 | 4.53 | 4.81 | 5.09 | 5.37 | |||||
| Poor | 4.02 | 3.97 | 3.91 | 3.85 | 3.79 | 3.73 | 3.68 | 3.62 | 3.56 | 3.61 | 3.67 | 3.72 | 3.75 | 3.77 | 3.69 | 3.62 | 3.54 | 3.66 | 3.78 | 3.90 | 4.02 | 4.14 | 4.26 | |||||
| Nonpoor | 9.85 | 9.68 | 9.52 | 9.36 | 9.20 | 9.04 | 8.87 | 8.71 | 8.55 | 8.55 | 8.54 | 8.54 | 8.45 | 8.35 | 8.18 | 8.00 | 7.83 | 8.03 | 8.22 | 8.42 | 8.62 | 8.81 | 9.01 | |||||
| Lowest 25% | 2.35 | 2.30 | 2.24 | 2.19 | 2.14 | 2.08 | 2.03 | 1.97 | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.96 | 2.00 | 1.96 | 1.91 | 1.87 | 2.12 | 2.36 | 2.61 | 2.86 | 3.10 | 3.35 | |||||
| Second 25% | 3.78 | 3.74 | 3.69 | 3.65 | 3.61 | 3.56 | 3.52 | 3.47 | 3.43 | 3.56 | 3.70 | 3.83 | 4.13 | 4.42 | 4.41 | 4.41 | 4.40 | 4.69 | 4.99 | 5.28 | 5.57 | 5.87 | 6.16 | |||||
| Third 25% | 4.35 | 4.45 | 4.54 | 4.64 | 4.74 | 4.83 | 4.93 | 5.02 | 5.12 | 5.33 | 5.53 | 5.74 | 6.14 | 6.54 | 6.51 | 6.47 | 6.44 | 6.87 | 7.30 | 7.73 | 8.16 | 8.59 | 9.02 | |||||
| Highest 25% | 8.66 | 8.61 | 8.55 | 8.50 | 8.45 | 8.39 | 8.34 | 8.28 | 8.23 | 8.44 | 8.64 | 8.85 | 9.07 | 9.29 | 9.37 | 9.46 | 9.54 | 9.86 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.4 | |||||
| Ashanti | 4.93 | 5.01 | 5.08 | 5.15 | 5.22 | 5.29 | 5.37 | 5.44 | 5.51 | 5.66 | 5.81 | 5.96 | 6.38 | 6.79 | 6.58 | 6.37 | 6.16 | 6.57 | 6.97 | 7.38 | 7.79 | 8.19 | 8.60 | |||||
| Brong Ahafo | 3.30 | 3.46 | 3.61 | 3.77 | 3.93 | 4.08 | 4.24 | 4.39 | 4.55 | 4.72 | 4.90 | 5.07 | 4.93 | 4.79 | 4.60 | 4.41 | 4.22 | 4.57 | 4.92 | 5.27 | 5.62 | 5.97 | 6.32 | |||||
| Central | 4.45 | 4.37 | 4.30 | 4.23 | 4.16 | 4.09 | 4.01 | 3.94 | 3.87 | 4.05 | 4.24 | 4.42 | 4.70 | 4.98 | 5.10 | 5.22 | 5.34 | 5.75 | 6.16 | 6.57 | 6.98 | 7.39 | 7.80 | |||||
| Eastern | 5.73 | 5.66 | 5.60 | 5.54 | 5.48 | 5.42 | 5.35 | 5.29 | 5.23 | 5.36 | 5.50 | 5.63 | 5.94 | 6.25 | 6.14 | 6.02 | 5.91 | 6.18 | 6.44 | 6.71 | 6.98 | 7.24 | 7.51 | |||||
| Greater Accra | 7.73 | 7.70 | 7.68 | 7.65 | 7.62 | 7.60 | 7.57 | 7.55 | 7.52 | 7.72 | 7.91 | 8.11 | 8.24 | 8.36 | 8.35 | 8.33 | 8.32 | 8.46 | 8.59 | 8.73 | 8.87 | 9.00 | 9.14 | |||||
| Northern | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.20 | 1.35 | 1.50 | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.50 | 1.52 | 1.64 | 1.76 | 1.88 | 2.00 | 2.12 | 2.24 | |||||
| Upper East | 2.07 | 1.93 | 1.80 | 1.67 | 1.54 | 1.41 | 1.27 | 1.14 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 1.25 | 1.37 | 1.70 | 2.02 | 1.86 | 1.69 | 1.53 | 1.92 | 2.30 | 2.69 | 3.08 | 3.46 | 3.85 | |||||
| Upper West | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.35 | 1.62 | 1.89 | 1.95 | 2.02 | 2.08 | 2.16 | 2.25 | 2.33 | 2.41 | 2.50 | 2.58 | |||||
| Volta | 4.51 | 4.53 | 4.56 | 4.59 | 4.62 | 4.65 | 4.67 | 4.70 | 4.73 | 4.62 | 4.52 | 4.41 | 4.60 | 4.79 | 4.74 | 4.70 | 4.65 | 4.96 | 5.28 | 5.59 | 5.90 | 6.22 | 6.53 | |||||
| Western | 4.13 | 4.23 | 4.34 | 4.45 | 4.56 | 4.67 | 4.77 | 4.88 | 4.99 | 5.22 | 5.44 | 5.67 | 5.91 | 6.15 | 5.89 | 5.62 | 5.36 | 5.81 | 6.27 | 6.72 | 7.17 | 7.63 | 8.08 | |||||