Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.9048 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.9048 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ghana peaked at 0.9405 modelled data in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4922 modelled data, in 1991.
Ghana ranks 139th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5513 modelled data | 0.5091 modelled data | 0.5731 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.531 modelled data | 0.4922 modelled data | 0.5986 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7344 modelled data | 0.6091 modelled data | 0.8094 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8865 modelled data | 0.7831 modelled data | 0.9405 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8989 modelled data | 0.8934 modelled data | 0.9048 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 136 Qatar 0.9133 modelled data compare
- 137 Nepal 0.9125 modelled data compare
- 138 Papua New Guinea 0.9086 modelled data compare
- 140 Yemen 0.8939 modelled data compare
- 141 Mauritania 0.8774 modelled data compare
- 142 Central African Republic 0.8721 modelled data compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (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 0.9048 modelled data in 2025, 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 0.9405 modelled data in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4922 modelled data in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Ghana ranks 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release