Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA was 0.5513 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana is 0.5513 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 0.5513 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3229 LPIA, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 67th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3229 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.4916 LPIA | +52.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4331 LPIA | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4696 LPIA | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5169 LPIA | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4532 LPIA | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5188 LPIA | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5446 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5513 LPIA | +1.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.5513 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5012 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.5513 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2328 LPIA, 2.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3229 LPIA | 0.3229 LPIA | 0.3229 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4778 LPIA | 0.4331 LPIA | 0.5169 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.517 LPIA | 0.4532 LPIA | 0.5513 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 0.5513 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 0.5513 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3229 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 67th 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 27.3%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release