Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 75.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana is 75.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ghana peaked at 76.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 107th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.6% | 57.1% | 64.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 62.2% | 73.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 66.8% | 76.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 104 Dominican Republic 77.4% compare
- 105 India 77.1% compare
- 106 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 76.0% compare
- 108 Egypt 74.9% compare
- 109 Tanzania, United Republic of 72.6% compare
- 110 Algeria 70.4% 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 75.9% 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 76.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ghana ranks 107th out of 134 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 7.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release