Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes was 68.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 68.3% for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 68.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 64th of 84 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, rural, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 47.0% | — |
| 2006 | 61.3% | +30.3% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.6% | 47.0% | 61.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 53.3% | 64.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 62.0% | 68.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Ghana?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Ghana was 68.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 64th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release