Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.6107 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6107 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
64th
of 95 countries
All-time high
0.6156 LPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.4375 LPIA
in 2006
Years of data
9
2006–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana stood at 0.6107 LPIA.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 0.6156 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4375 LPIA, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 64th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4375 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.5681 LPIA | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5366 LPIA | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5345 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5906 LPIA | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5278 LPIA | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5777 LPIA | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6156 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6107 LPIA | -0.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.6107 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5197 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.6107 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2757 LPIA, 2.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4375 LPIA | 0.4375 LPIA | 0.4375 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5575 LPIA | 0.5345 LPIA | 0.5906 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5829 LPIA | 0.5278 LPIA | 0.6156 LPIA | 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 0.6107 LPIA 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 0.6156 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4375 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 64th out of 95 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 13.8%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release