Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) (rate male) in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) (rate male) was 69.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 69.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Ghana peaked at 69.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 2017.
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, male (%) (rate male) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 52.6% | — |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | +40.8% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 69.4% | +2.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 69.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.3%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 69.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.9%, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 48.8% | 54.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 44.9% | 51.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 63.2% | 69.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Ghana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Ghana was 69.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- Ghana ranks 63rd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release