Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender was 0.8392 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana stood at 0.8392 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 0.8398 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7417 GPIA, in 2015.
Ghana ranks 92nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7809 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.7485 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8265 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7739 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7417 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7573 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.806 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8036 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8398 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8392 GPIA | -0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.8392 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9058 GPIA, 93% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.8392 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8636 GPIA, 97% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7647 GPIA | 0.7485 GPIA | 0.7809 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7748 GPIA | 0.7417 GPIA | 0.8265 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8222 GPIA | 0.8036 GPIA | 0.8398 GPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Ghana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana was 0.8392 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8398 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7417 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ghana ranks 92nd out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release