Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 78.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana is 78.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 84.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 37th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 51.9% | — |
| 2010 | 56.5% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +25.5% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 78.6% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 51.9% | 51.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 56.5% | 75.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 78.6% | 84.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 34 Brunei Darussalam 92.3% compare
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 91.3% compare
- 36 Costa Rica 87.6% compare
- 38 Honduras 62.5% 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 78.6% 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 84.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 38 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 31.1%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release