Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 61.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 61.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 111th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.9% | — |
| 2006 | 41.1% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +38.7% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 39.9% | 41.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 43.9% | 57.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 50.2% | 61.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 108 Tanzania, United Republic of 62.8% compare
- 109 Nigeria 62.0% compare
- 110 El Salvador 61.3% compare
- 112 India 59.1% compare
- 113 Algeria 57.5% compare
- 114 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 53.8% 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 61.0% 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 61.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ghana ranks 111th out of 135 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 20.6%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release