Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 67.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Ghana is 67.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Ghana peaked at 68.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 108th of 136 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Ghana, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.3% | — |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 67.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 48.3% | 51.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 51.8% | 64.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 57.9% | 68.2% | 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 primary, population 25+ in Ghana?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Ghana was 67.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Ghana ranks 108th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 primary, population 25+ years, total (%) (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 primary education.