Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA 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 … male primary location LPIA 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% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.743 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7589 LPIA, 98% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.743 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6141 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
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
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 0.743 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