Educational … location LPIA adjusted post-secondary non-tertiary in Ghana
Ghana: Educational … location LPIA adjusted post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.2979 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.2979 LPIA
Change on year
down 13.9%
World rank
61st
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.3489 LPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.2208 LPIA
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ghana, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ghana stood at 0.2979 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ghana peaked at 0.3489 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2208 LPIA, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 61st of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational … location LPIA adjusted post-secondary non-tertiary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.2208 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.2689 LPIA | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2214 LPIA | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3489 LPIA | +57.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3297 LPIA | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3458 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2979 LPIA | -13.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.2979 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3228 LPIA, 92% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.2979 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2022 LPIA, 1.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2208 LPIA | 0.2208 LPIA | 0.2208 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2922 LPIA | 0.2214 LPIA | 0.3489 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3219 LPIA | 0.2979 LPIA | 0.3458 LPIA | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Ghana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ghana was 0.2979 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3489 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2208 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release