Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 77.5% 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 77.5%.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 84.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 32nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 41.1% | — |
| 2010 | 51.4% | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | +36.5% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 51.4% | 62.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 77.5% | 84.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 29 Brunei Darussalam 91.1% compare
- 30 Belgium 90.0% compare
- 31 Netherlands 83.4% compare
- 33 Costa Rica 73.8% compare
- 34 Honduras 62.9% 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 77.5% 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 84.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ghana ranks 32nd out of 34 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 39.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release