Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male was 69.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male in Ghana, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male in Ghana stood at 69.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male in Ghana peaked at 69.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2011.
Ghana ranks 21st of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 67.0% | — |
| 2011 | 49.9% | -25.5% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.0% | 67.0% | 67.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 49.9% | 66.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 69.5% | 69.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male in Ghana?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male in Ghana was 69.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male?
- Ghana ranks 21st out of 28 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release