Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 22.6% 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 22.6% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Ghana peaked at 23.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1970.
That places Ghana 118th out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 3.7% | — |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +379.0% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -30.1% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +65.9% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -29.4% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +52.0% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 12.4% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 15.6% | 22.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.6% | 23.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (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 22.6% 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 23.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Ghana ranks 118th out of 142 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 20.0%. 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+, 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 upper secondary education.