Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 68.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana stood at 68.2%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 68.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 1970.
That places Ghana 81st out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.7% | — |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +100.4% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 63.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 58.1% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 68.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 68.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.4%, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 58.1% | 64.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 59.0% | 68.2% | 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 68.2% 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 68.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 81st out of 133 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 7.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release