Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 51.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ghana is 51.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ghana peaked at 51.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1970.
That places Ghana 93rd out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.2% | — |
| 2006 | 29.7% | +312.2% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | +52.3% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 37.7% | 45.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 41.6% | 51.4% | 4 |
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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ghana?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ghana was 51.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Ghana ranks 93rd out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.