Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 28.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana is 28.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 30.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 113th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.4% | — |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +254.7% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +50.1% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +39.5% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | -2.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 28.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.8%, 88% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 28.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.5%, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 18.1% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 21.4% | 29.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 28.9% | 30.8% | 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 28.9% 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 30.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 113th out of 140 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 12.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release