Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.9496 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana stood at 0.9496 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6364 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 73rd out of 95 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.6364 GPIA | -40.6% |
| 2009 | 0.778 GPIA | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 0.646 GPIA | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9282 GPIA | +43.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9159 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9729 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8369 GPIA | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9538 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9496 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8285 GPIA | 0.6364 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8657 GPIA | 0.646 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9134 GPIA | 0.8369 GPIA | 0.9538 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana was 0.9496 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6364 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Ghana ranks 73rd out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release