Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender was 0.4378 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.4378 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana peaked at 0.4378 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.204 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Ghana 72nd out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2605 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.2851 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.204 GPIA | -28.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4232 GPIA | +107.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3412 GPIA | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4351 GPIA | +27.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4378 GPIA | +0.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.4378 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4878 GPIA, 90% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.4378 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4079 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2498 GPIA | 0.204 GPIA | 0.2851 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.4093 GPIA | 0.3412 GPIA | 0.4378 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- 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)
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 0.4378 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 0.4378 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.204 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Ghana ranks 72nd out of 81 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 53.6%. 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, 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