Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.819 NPIA in 2024. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana, 2006β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana is 0.819 NPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 1.37 NPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7621 NPIA, in 2017.
That places Ghana 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9145 NPIA | 0.9145 NPIA | 0.9145 NPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.07 NPIA | 0.7621 NPIA | 1.37 NPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.958 NPIA | 0.819 NPIA | 1.16 NPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 31 Sweden 0.8368 NPIA compare
- 32 Netherlands 0.8352 NPIA compare
- 33 Belgium 0.8316 NPIA compare
- 35 Costa Rica 0.8078 NPIA compare
- 36 Switzerland 0.7834 NPIA compare
- 37 Germany 0.7219 NPIA 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
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 0.819 NPIA 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 1.37 NPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7621 NPIA in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 37 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 down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release