Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 78.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ghana stood at 78.6%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ghana peaked at 78.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 106th of 135 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.0% | — |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +333.3% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 78.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 57.1% | 67.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 57.2% | 78.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
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 78.6% 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 78.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Ghana ranks 106th out of 135 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 26.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release