Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.919 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ghana is 0.919 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ghana peaked at 0.919 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8186 GPIA, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 82nd of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8186 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.8276 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8405 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8774 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8449 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8409 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8682 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9099 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.919 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8186 GPIA | 0.8186 GPIA | 0.8186 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8476 GPIA | 0.8276 GPIA | 0.8774 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8845 GPIA | 0.8409 GPIA | 0.919 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 693,463 (2024)
- 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)
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 0.919 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 0.919 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8186 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Ghana ranks 82nd out of 98 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 9.3%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release