Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes was 60.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ghana stood at 60.1%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 60.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2011.
That places Ghana 61st out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, rural, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36.4% | — |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +43.4% |
| 2023 | 58.9% | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.8% | 35.2% | 38.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 33.0% | 37.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 52.1% | 60.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.78 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 693,463 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ghana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ghana was 60.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release