Completion rate, primary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, primary education, female was 79.1% in 2024. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female in Ghana, 2003β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, female in Ghana is 79.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Ghana peaked at 80.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2003.
That places Ghana 68th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.8% | 58.7% | 72.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 65.3% | 73.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 73.0% | 80.0% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in Ghana?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in Ghana was 79.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 68th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release