Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 19.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ghana, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ghana stood at 19.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,254.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ghana peaked at 19.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
That places Ghana 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 2.7% | — |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -47.9% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +600.9% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +93.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 1.4% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.78 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ghana?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ghana was 19.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Ghana ranks 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,254.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release