Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted was 0.5709 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Ghana is 0.5709 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Ghana peaked at 0.5709 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2213 LPIA, in 2011.
Ghana ranks 59th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.3207 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.2963 LPIA | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2836 LPIA | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2668 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2213 LPIA | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5147 LPIA | +132.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4623 LPIA | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5092 LPIA | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5182 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5709 LPIA | +10.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.5709 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3836 LPIA, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.5709 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2591 LPIA, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3002 LPIA | 0.2836 LPIA | 0.3207 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3663 LPIA | 0.2213 LPIA | 0.5147 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5328 LPIA | 0.5092 LPIA | 0.5709 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Ghana?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Ghana was 0.5709 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5709 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2213 LPIA in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Ghana ranks 59th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release