Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant gender in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant gender was 0.7289 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 0.7289 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 0.7368 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5541 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … lower non-immigrant gender in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5541 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.6599 GPIA | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6362 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7066 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7057 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7368 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7289 GPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5541 GPIA | 0.5541 GPIA | 0.5541 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6771 GPIA | 0.6362 GPIA | 0.7066 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7329 GPIA | 0.7289 GPIA | 0.7368 GPIA | 2 |
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 0.7289 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 0.7368 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5541 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 36th 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 14.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release