Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 63.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Ghana peaked at 63.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2003.
That places Ghana 56th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32.2% | — |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +33.6% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +20.3% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 32.2% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 33.2% | 39.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 52.8% | 63.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Ghana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Ghana was 63.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female?
- Ghana ranks 56th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release