Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.6906 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana is 0.6906 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 0.7009 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5318 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 82nd out of 100 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5657 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.5318 LPIA | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6417 LPIA | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6163 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6873 LPIA | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5943 LPIA | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6615 LPIA | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7009 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6906 LPIA | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5487 LPIA | 0.5318 LPIA | 0.5657 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6484 LPIA | 0.6163 LPIA | 0.6873 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6618 LPIA | 0.5943 LPIA | 0.7009 LPIA | 4 |
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 primary education or higher in Ghana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana was 0.6906 LPIA 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 0.7009 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5318 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ghana ranks 82nd out of 100 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 12.0%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release