Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 34.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 34.7% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 34.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2006.
That places Ghana 68th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16.3% | — |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +78.5% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 33.7% | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 23.8% | 29.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 24.9% | 34.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 34.7% 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 34.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 68th out of 94 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 45.9%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release