Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.6379 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 0.6379 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 0.6469 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.443 LPIA, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 82nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.485 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.443 LPIA | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5828 LPIA | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5344 LPIA | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6318 LPIA | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5333 LPIA | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6193 LPIA | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6469 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6379 LPIA | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.464 LPIA | 0.443 LPIA | 0.485 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.583 LPIA | 0.5344 LPIA | 0.6318 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6093 LPIA | 0.5333 LPIA | 0.6469 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 0.6379 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 0.6469 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.443 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 19.4%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release