Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender was 0.6548 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana is 0.6548 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 0.6707 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4892 GPIA, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 96th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.613 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.4892 GPIA | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5855 GPIA | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5518 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5925 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5735 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6707 GPIA | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5788 GPIA | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6457 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6548 GPIA | +1.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.6548 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8167 GPIA, 80% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.6548 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6441 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5511 GPIA | 0.4892 GPIA | 0.613 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5758 GPIA | 0.5518 GPIA | 0.5925 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6375 GPIA | 0.5788 GPIA | 0.6707 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Ghana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana was 0.6548 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6707 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4892 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 96th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release