Completion rate, primary education, male in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, primary education, male was 76.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male in Ghana, 2003β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, male in Ghana is 76.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in Ghana peaked at 76.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 67th of 88 countries on this measure, 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 | 63.1% | 56.9% | 68.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 62.6% | 68.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 70.1% | 76.2% | 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, male in Ghana?
- Completion rate, primary education, male in Ghana was 76.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
- Ghana ranks 67th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release