Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 58.4% 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
Ghana recorded 58.4% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ghana peaked at 58.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 87th of 134 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.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.5% | — |
| 2006 | 40.6% | +146.0% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +33.8% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 53.8% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 58.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 40.6% | 40.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 46.4% | 54.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 49.7% | 58.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ghana?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ghana was 58.4% 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 58.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Ghana ranks 87th out of 134 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 14.7%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.