Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 79.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Ghana is 79.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Ghana peaked at 79.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2011.
Ghana ranks 58th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 66.1% | — |
| 2009 | 63.5% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 78.7% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.8% | 63.5% | 66.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 59.2% | 64.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 74.9% | 79.6% | 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, urban, male in Ghana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Ghana was 79.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- Ghana ranks 58th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release