Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 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, adjusted gender parity 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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release