Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female was 85.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Ghana, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 85.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 145.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Ghana peaked at 85.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 21st of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12.8% | — |
| 2009 | 56.6% | +343.3% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | -38.4% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +79.1% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 12.8% | 56.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 34.8% | 70.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 85.5% | 85.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 693,463 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Ghana?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Ghana was 85.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- Ghana ranks 21st out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.3%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release