Completion rate, primary education, male (%) in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, primary education, male (%) was 76.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male in Ghana, 2003–2024
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.
Completion rate, primary education, male (%) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 56.9% | — |
| 2006 | 68.1% | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 70.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 76.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.1%, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 76.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.1%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 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