Ghana vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Ghana
0.5123 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
0.3885 GPIA
in 2024
Ghana rank
167th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
165th

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Ghana
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.5123 GPIA against 0.3885 GPIA in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.1238 GPIA.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 167th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 165th of 184 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9142 GPIA 0.7391 GPIA 0.1751 GPIA Ghana
2010s 0.9496 GPIA 0.666 GPIA 0.2837 GPIA Ghana
2020s 0.7248 GPIA 0.4587 GPIA 0.2661 GPIA Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Ghana or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
Ghana, at 0.5123 GPIA against 0.3885 GPIA in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Ghana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.1238 GPIA, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Ghana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Ghana ranks 167th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 165th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,566 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release