Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female 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 112th of 136 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 … primary female 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% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 61.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.0%, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 61.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.4%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
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
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
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 112th out of 136 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