Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 58.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana is 58.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 58.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1970.
That places Ghana 88th out of 135 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 both in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.5% | — |
| 2006 | 40.6% | +146.0% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +33.8% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 53.8% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 58.4% | +0.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 58.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.3%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 58.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.7%, 2.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 40.6% | 40.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 46.4% | 54.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 49.7% | 58.4% | 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 58.4% 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 58.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 88th out of 135 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 14.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release