Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female was 67.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Ghana, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 67.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Ghana peaked at 67.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2003.
That places Ghana 24th out of 38 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 38.1% | — |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | +38.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.7% | 38.1% | 45.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 48.7% | 52.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 67.3% | 67.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Ghana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Ghana was 67.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Ghana ranks 24th out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release