Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted was 0.7986 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Ghana stood at 0.7986 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Ghana peaked at 0.8241 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6673 LPIA, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 59th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary … education location LPIA adjusted in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.6673 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.7503 LPIA | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7257 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7128 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7388 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7485 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8241 LPIA | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7657 LPIA | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7926 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7986 LPIA | +0.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.7986 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8784 LPIA, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.7986 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6623 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7144 LPIA | 0.6673 LPIA | 0.7503 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.756 LPIA | 0.7128 LPIA | 0.8241 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7856 LPIA | 0.7657 LPIA | 0.7986 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Ghana?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Ghana was 0.7986 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8241 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6673 LPIA in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index?
- Ghana ranks 59th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, primary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release