Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.743 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 0.743 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 0.7542 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6164 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 81st out of 99 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 | 0.6346 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.6164 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6957 LPIA | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6864 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7321 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6553 LPIA | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6989 LPIA | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7542 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.743 LPIA | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6255 LPIA | 0.6164 LPIA | 0.6346 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7048 LPIA | 0.6864 LPIA | 0.7321 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7128 LPIA | 0.6553 LPIA | 0.7542 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 78 Bangladesh 0.7589 LPIA compare
- 79 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.755 LPIA compare
- 80 Dominican Republic 0.7499 LPIA compare
- 82 Pakistan 0.7112 LPIA compare
- 83 Tunisia 0.6953 LPIA compare
- 84 Cambodia 0.6889 LPIA 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 0.743 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 0.7542 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6164 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ghana ranks 81st out of 99 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 8.2%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release