Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.6542 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 0.6542 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 0.6542 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4109 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 74th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4109 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.5889 GPIA | +43.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4954 GPIA | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5977 GPIA | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5577 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5826 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6113 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6291 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6542 GPIA | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4109 GPIA | 0.4109 GPIA | 0.4109 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5599 GPIA | 0.4954 GPIA | 0.5977 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6193 GPIA | 0.5826 GPIA | 0.6542 GPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
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 0.6542 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 0.6542 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4109 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 74th 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 32.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release