Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.8029 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.8029 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 0.858 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6413 GPIA, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 37th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6413 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.7117 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7134 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8176 GPIA | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.858 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8029 GPIA | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6413 GPIA | 0.6413 GPIA | 0.6413 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7476 GPIA | 0.7117 GPIA | 0.8176 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8304 GPIA | 0.8029 GPIA | 0.858 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 0.8029 GPIA 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 0.858 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6413 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 37 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 12.5%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release