Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 68.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana stood at 68.5%.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 78.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2006.
That places Ghana 36th out of 37 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 31.5% | — |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +47.3% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | +69.7% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 31.5% | 31.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 68.5% | 78.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 33 Belgium 88.7% compare
- 34 Netherlands 84.5% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 74.3% compare
- 37 Honduras 57.5% 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 68.5% 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 78.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 37 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 47.7%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release