Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 89.0% 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 89.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 92.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 38th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 64.4% | — |
| 2010 | 66.8% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 64.4% | 64.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 66.8% | 83.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 89.0% | 92.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 35 Spain 96.1% compare
- 36 Mongolia 94.8% compare
- 37 Brunei Darussalam 93.4% compare
- 39 Costa Rica 88.1% compare
- 40 Honduras 61.4% 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 89.0% 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 92.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ghana ranks 38th out of 40 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 25.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release