Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower was 0.8878 NPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.8878 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 0.9399 NPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5436 NPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower in Ghana, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5436 NPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.8276 NPIA | +52.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7715 NPIA | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9399 NPIA | +21.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8878 NPIA | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5436 NPIA | 0.5436 NPIA | 0.5436 NPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7996 NPIA | 0.7715 NPIA | 0.8276 NPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9138 NPIA | 0.8878 NPIA | 0.9399 NPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 26 Sweden 0.9337 NPIA compare
- 27 Luxembourg 0.926 NPIA compare
- 28 Brunei 0.9093 NPIA compare
- 30 United States 0.8865 NPIA compare
- 31 Belgium 0.8604 NPIA compare
- 32 Costa Rica 0.8436 NPIA compare
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 0.8878 NPIA 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 0.9399 NPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5436 NPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 34 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 15.1%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release