Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 18.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana stood at 18.1%.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 18.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 117th of 141 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 female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.2% | — |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +970.2% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -41.4% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +95.1% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +63.2% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | -2.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 18.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 18.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.4%, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.5% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 11.3% | 16.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.1% | 18.5% | 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 18.1% 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 18.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 117th out of 141 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 37.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release