Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female was 87.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Ghana, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Ghana stood at 87.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Ghana peaked at 87.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 29th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 70.5% | — |
| 2009 | 76.5% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.5% | 70.5% | 76.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 81.8% | 83.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 26 Cameroon 91.0% compare
- 27 Guatemala 90.6% compare
- 28 Zambia 88.7% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 85.4% compare
- 31 Democratic Republic of Congo 85.2% compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 80.2% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6091 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0714 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0734 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.95 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Ghana?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Ghana was 87.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release