Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 80.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ghana is 80.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ghana peaked at 81.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 2011.
Ghana ranks 56th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 60.1% | — |
| 2009 | 59.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.8% | 59.6% | 60.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 56.3% | 63.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 74.3% | 81.3% | 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, urban, female in Ghana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ghana was 80.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
- Ghana ranks 56th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release