Ghana vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Ghana
93.9%
in 2024
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
86.8%
in 2024
Ghana rank
71st
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
70th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Ghana
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 93.9% against 86.8% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 71st and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 70th of 188 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.5% | 87.0% | 7.5% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 87.3% | 7.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 87.8% | 7.7% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 87.0% | 8.8% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Ghana or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Ghana, at 93.9% against 86.8% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Ghana and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 7.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 71st and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 70th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release