Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.764 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana is 0.764 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 0.8175 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4813 GPIA, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 31st of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4813 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.7379 GPIA | +53.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6339 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8175 GPIA | +29.0% |
| 2024 | 0.764 GPIA | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4813 GPIA | 0.4813 GPIA | 0.4813 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6859 GPIA | 0.6339 GPIA | 0.7379 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7908 GPIA | 0.764 GPIA | 0.8175 GPIA | 2 |
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 0.764 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 0.8175 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4813 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 31 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 20.5%. 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, 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