Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, 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 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% |
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
- 60 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 74.5% compare
- 61 Nigeria 73.3% compare
- 62 Zimbabwe 71.8% compare
- 64 Bangladesh 65.2% compare
- 65 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 61.4% compare
- 66 Suriname 59.7% compare
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, 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