Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes was 79.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Ghana, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 79.7% for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 79.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 23rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 62.0% | — |
| 2009 | 66.7% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.3% | 62.0% | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 69.0% | 74.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 79.7% | 79.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Ghana?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Ghana was 79.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release