Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Ghana is 73.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Ghana peaked at 73.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2011.
Ghana ranks 65th 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, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 47.8% | — |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +28.8% |
| 2023 | 73.2% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.1% | 46.1% | 53.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 45.5% | 52.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 64.6% | 73.2% | 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, female in Ghana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Ghana was 73.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 65th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release