Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both was 53.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana stood at 53.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 54.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 80th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.8% | — |
| 2006 | 38.2% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +30.3% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | -2.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 53.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.8%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 53.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.5%, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.0% | 35.8% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 45.0% | 49.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 41.8% | 54.6% | 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 53.3% 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 54.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ghana ranks 80th out of 101 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 18.5%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release