Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.4952 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
Ghana recorded 0.4952 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 0.5377 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2494 GPIA, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 94th 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 rural gender in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4678 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.2494 GPIA | -46.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3825 GPIA | +53.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3327 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4015 GPIA | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3825 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4759 GPIA | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4591 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5377 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4952 GPIA | -7.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.4952 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7558 GPIA, 66% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.4952 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4805 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3586 GPIA | 0.2494 GPIA | 0.4678 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3748 GPIA | 0.3327 GPIA | 0.4015 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.492 GPIA | 0.4591 GPIA | 0.5377 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 0.4952 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 0.5377 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2494 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 94th 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 48.8%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release