Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender was 0.79 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana stood at 0.79 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 0.79 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6831 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 80th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6831 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.7574 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7065 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7417 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6978 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7694 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7379 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7873 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.79 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8237 GPIA, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.79 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.702 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6831 GPIA | 0.6831 GPIA | 0.6831 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7259 GPIA | 0.6978 GPIA | 0.7574 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7712 GPIA | 0.7379 GPIA | 0.79 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 lower secondary education or in Ghana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana was 0.79 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.79 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6831 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 80th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 lower secondary 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