Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.3132 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana, 2006β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana is 0.3132 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana peaked at 0.3347 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1694 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 59th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1694 LPIA | 0.1694 LPIA | 0.1694 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2071 LPIA | 0.1737 LPIA | 0.2732 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2965 LPIA | 0.2424 LPIA | 0.3347 LPIA | 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 0.3132 LPIA 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 0.3347 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1694 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Ghana ranks 59th out of 84 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 80.3%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release