Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.5453 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana, 2006β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.5453 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana peaked at 0.6144 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.28 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 78th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.28 GPIA | 0.28 GPIA | 0.28 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3717 GPIA | 0.3099 GPIA | 0.4189 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5164 GPIA | 0.4165 GPIA | 0.6144 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana was 0.5453 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6144 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Ghana ranks 78th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, 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