Completion rate, lower secondary education … gender GPIA adjusted in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education … gender GPIA adjusted was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana stood at 1.05 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9084 GPIA, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 19th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … gender GPIA adjusted in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.9084 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9799 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9459 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9913 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9729 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9447 GPIA | 0.9084 GPIA | 0.9799 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 3 |
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 completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9084 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Ghana ranks 19th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release