Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 28.9% 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
Ghana recorded 28.9% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Ghana peaked at 30.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 113th of 140 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 | 6.4% | — |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +254.7% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +50.1% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +39.5% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 18.1% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 21.4% | 29.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 28.9% | 30.8% | 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 upper secondary in Ghana?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Ghana was 28.9% 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 30.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Ghana ranks 113th out of 140 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 12.5%. 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+, male (%) (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.