4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Ghana
Ghana: 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) was 37.1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education in Ghana, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 37.1 for 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 209.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Ghana peaked at 37.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 106th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | -58.3% |
| 2004 | 14 | +180.0% |
| 2005 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 7 | -53.3% |
| 2007 | 18 | +157.1% |
| 2008 | 28 | +55.6% |
| 2009 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 | -57.1% |
| 2011 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 24 | +84.6% |
| 2013 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 36 | +38.5% |
| 2015 | 30 | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 33 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 36 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.1 | +3.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 37.1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.5, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 37.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +180.0% | 5 | 14 |
| 2007 | +157.1% | 7 | 18 |
| 2012 | +84.6% | 13 | 24 |
| 2003 | -58.3% | 12 | 5 |
| 2010 | -57.1% | 28 | 12 |
| 2006 | -53.3% | 15 | 7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1 | 5 | 28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7 | 12 | 36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1 | 37.1 | 37.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Ghana?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Ghana was 37.1 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education?
- Ghana ranks 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 209.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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