Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.8715 NPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana stood at 0.8715 NPIA.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 0.9309 NPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.607 NPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 31st out of 33 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 | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.607 NPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.8212 NPIA | +35.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7735 NPIA | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9309 NPIA | +20.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8715 NPIA | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.607 NPIA | 0.607 NPIA | 0.607 NPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7974 NPIA | 0.7735 NPIA | 0.8212 NPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9012 NPIA | 0.8715 NPIA | 0.9309 NPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 28 Brunei Darussalam 0.9636 NPIA compare
- 29 Honduras 0.9201 NPIA compare
- 30 Belgium 0.9073 NPIA compare
- 32 Costa Rica 0.849 NPIA compare
- 33 Netherlands 0.8465 NPIA 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 0.8715 NPIA 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 0.9309 NPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.607 NPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 33 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 12.7%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release