The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is releasing the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) General Report Volumes 3D, 3E, and 3F which will provide important disaggregated data for research, policy, and planning in line with the census aim of generating relevant and timely data for decision-making to solve the nation’s development challenges.
Volume 3D, Literacy and Education, presents statistics on literacy in English and local languages, current school attendance, and educational attainment. Download
Volume 3E: Economic Activity presents statistics on the size and components of the labour force, the population outside the labour force, the employed population, the unemployed population, main occupation, main industry, employment sector, and employment status. Download
Volume 3F: Difficulty in Performing Activities, presents statistics on the extent of difficulties in the following domains: sight, hearing, physical (walking or climbing stairs), intellectual (remembering or concentrating), self-care, and speech. Download
This report focuses on the regions and districts, which constitute the units of administration and planning in the country. It presents data on the population of administrative units, age and sex structure and the background characteristics of the population.
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