Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 45.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 45.7% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 46.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 83rd out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +49.6% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 45.7% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 27.0% | 27.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 34.5% | 41.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 33.7% | 46.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 80 Honduras 51.6% compare
- 81 Nigeria 51.6% compare
- 82 Bangladesh 47.9% compare
- 84 El Salvador 43.5% compare
- 85 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 40.3% compare
- 86 Guatemala 36.4% compare
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 primary education or higher in Ghana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana was 45.7% 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 46.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ghana ranks 83rd out of 103 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 32.4%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release