Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile was 49.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Ghana, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 49.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Ghana peaked at 49.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 21st of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 26.2% | — |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | +46.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8% | 26.2% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 33.5% | 37.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 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, rural, second quintile in Ghana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Ghana was 49.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile?
- Ghana ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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, rural, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release