Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 68.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ghana, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ghana is 68.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ghana peaked at 68.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 1981.
Ghana ranks 109th 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, female (modelled data) (%) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22.5% | — |
| 1982 | 23.1% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 23.8% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 24.5% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 25.6% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 26.3% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 26.8% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 27.5% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 28.3% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 29.1% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 30.0% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 30.9% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 32.2% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 33.6% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 36.2% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 37.8% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 39.4% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 42.3% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 67.4% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 68.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.7%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 68.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.4%, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.0% | 22.5% | 27.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 28.3% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 41.1% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 51.2% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 63.2% | 68.2% | 6 |
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, female (modelled data) in Ghana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ghana was 68.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 1981.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Ghana ranks 109th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release