Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes was 85.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ghana is 85.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 86.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2003.
That places Ghana 66th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 70.5% | — |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 76.6% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 76.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.3% | 70.5% | 81.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 74.8% | 78.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 81.0% | 86.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 63 Nepal 86.9% compare
- 64 Bangladesh 86.7% compare
- 65 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 86.5% compare
- 67 Cambodia 84.6% compare
- 68 Sierra Leone 84.1% compare
- 69 Ethiopia 81.2% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.78 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 693,463 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ghana?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ghana was 85.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 66th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release