Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Ghana
Ghana: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male was 33.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
33.2%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
55th
of 80 countries
All-time high
35.9%
in 2022
All-time low
2.4%
in 2003
Years of data
9
2003–2024
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Ghana, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Ghana stood at 33.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Ghana peaked at 35.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 55th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.4% | — |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +523.3% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -59.9% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +672.6% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | +47.1% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 2.4% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 3.6% | 27.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 32.1% | 35.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 52 South Africa 42.1% compare
- 53 Viet Nam 39.1% compare
- 54 Indonesia 38.6% compare
- 56 Bangladesh 31.1% compare
- 57 Nepal 22.4% compare
- 58 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.3% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Ghana?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Ghana was 33.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male?
- Ghana ranks 55th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release