Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 77.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Ghana stood at 77.6%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 78.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 2003.
That places Ghana 66th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 57.8% | 70.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 64.1% | 71.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 71.5% | 78.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Ghana?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Ghana was 77.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 66th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release