Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 59.2% 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 59.2% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 63.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 34th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 29.8% | — |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +34.8% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 59.2% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 40.2% | 50.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 52.9% | 63.0% | 3 |
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 59.2% 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 63.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 36 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 46.3%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release