Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.7205 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 0.7205 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 0.7205 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.538 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 84th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5969 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.538 GPIA | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6923 GPIA | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6025 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6535 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6559 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7122 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7202 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7205 GPIA | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.7205 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7341 GPIA, 98% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.7205 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5613 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5674 GPIA | 0.538 GPIA | 0.5969 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6495 GPIA | 0.6025 GPIA | 0.6923 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7022 GPIA | 0.6559 GPIA | 0.7205 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 0.7205 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 0.7205 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.538 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ghana ranks 84th 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 19.6%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release