Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 86.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ghana is 86.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ghana peaked at 86.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 82nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 71.5% | — |
| 2010 | 70.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 74.3% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5% | 71.5% | 71.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 70.8% | 79.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 69.3% | 86.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 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 86.6% 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 86.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Ghana ranks 82nd out of 99 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 16.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release