Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8221 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.8221 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ghana peaked at 0.8221 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6467 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 80th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6467 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.6923 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7078 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7734 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7743 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7174 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.779 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8152 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8221 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6467 GPIA | 0.6467 GPIA | 0.6467 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.737 GPIA | 0.6923 GPIA | 0.7743 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7834 GPIA | 0.7174 GPIA | 0.8221 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 0.8221 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 0.8221 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6467 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Ghana ranks 80th out of 96 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 16.2%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release