Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8856 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.8856 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ghana peaked at 0.8856 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3571 GPIA, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 105th of 132 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 some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3571 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.7256 GPIA | +103.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7779 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7895 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8456 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8174 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7933 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.837 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.877 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8856 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3571 GPIA | 0.3571 GPIA | 0.3571 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7256 GPIA | 0.7256 GPIA | 0.7256 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8076 GPIA | 0.7779 GPIA | 0.8456 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8482 GPIA | 0.7933 GPIA | 0.8856 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ghana?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ghana was 0.8856 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8856 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3571 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Ghana ranks 105th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release