Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.4097 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana stood at 0.4097 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 0.4259 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1968 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 82nd out of 105 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.
Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3635 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.1968 LPIA | -45.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3127 LPIA | +58.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2643 LPIA | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3654 LPIA | +38.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3718 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3605 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3834 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4259 LPIA | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4097 LPIA | -3.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.4097 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4097 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.4097 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2263 LPIA, 1.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2802 LPIA | 0.1968 LPIA | 0.3635 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3285 LPIA | 0.2643 LPIA | 0.3718 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3949 LPIA | 0.3605 LPIA | 0.4259 LPIA | 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 0.4097 LPIA 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 0.4259 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1968 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 82nd out of 105 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 55.0%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release