Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male was 74.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Ghana, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Ghana stood at 74.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Ghana peaked at 74.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 31st of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 58.9% | — |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.7% | 58.9% | 64.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 69.4% | 73.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 74.7% | 74.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Ghana?
- Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Ghana was 74.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release