Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male was 57.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 57.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Ghana peaked at 57.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2011.
That places Ghana 57th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 40.1% | — |
| 2009 | 36.9% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | +53.1% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 57.1% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 36.9% | 40.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 32.9% | 37.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 51.4% | 57.1% | 3 |
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, rural, male in Ghana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Ghana was 57.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male?
- Ghana ranks 57th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release