Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) was 74.5% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Ghana, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Ghana is 74.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Ghana peaked at 74.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 1981.
That places Ghana 130th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.6% | 42.7% | 48.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.0% | 49.7% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 57.3% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 66.0% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 71.9% | 74.5% | 6 |
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, male (modelled data) in Ghana?
- Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Ghana was 74.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 1981.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Ghana ranks 130th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release