Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.09 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.09 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
46th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.09 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.6551 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana stood at 1.09 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana peaked at 1.09 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6551 modelled data, in 1981.
Ghana ranks 46th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6551 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.6643 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6762 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6866 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6928 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6944 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7009 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7051 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.71 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7182 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7243 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7293 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7314 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7461 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7629 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.784 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.806 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8329 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.861 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.884 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9014 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.921 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9416 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9571 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9653 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9673 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9636 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9662 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9772 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9949 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.08 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6873 modelled data | 0.6551 modelled data | 0.71 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7696 modelled data | 0.7182 modelled data | 0.861 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9445 modelled data | 0.884 modelled data | 0.9772 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 modelled data | 0.9949 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 43 Panama 1.09 modelled data compare
- 44 Bhutan 1.09 modelled data compare
- 45 El Salvador 1.09 modelled data compare
- 47 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.08 modelled data compare
- 48 Viet Nam 1.07 modelled data compare
- 49 China (People’s Republic of) 1.07 modelled data compare
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 1.09 modelled data in 2025, 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 1.09 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6551 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Ghana ranks 46th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release