Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted was 0.752 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.752 LPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Ghana peaked at 0.752 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5351 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 63rd out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.579 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.5351 LPIA | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5733 LPIA | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.585 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5716 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5966 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5972 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.698 LPIA | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 0.736 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.752 LPIA | +2.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.752 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6233 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.752 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4515 LPIA, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5625 LPIA | 0.5351 LPIA | 0.579 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5876 LPIA | 0.5716 LPIA | 0.5972 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7287 LPIA | 0.698 LPIA | 0.752 LPIA | 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 location parity in Ghana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Ghana was 0.752 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.752 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5351 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Ghana ranks 63rd out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release