Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 18.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Ghana stood at 18.1%.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Ghana peaked at 18.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 117th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.2% | — |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +970.2% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -41.4% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +95.1% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +63.2% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.5% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 11.3% | 16.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.1% | 18.5% | 4 |
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 educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Ghana?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Ghana was 18.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Ghana ranks 117th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.