Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 71.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana is 71.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 71.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2011.
Ghana ranks 63rd of 92 countries on this measure, 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 education, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 50.2% | — |
| 2006 | 53.8% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 47.5% | 53.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 45.2% | 51.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 63.9% | 71.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana was 71.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 63rd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release