Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.6259 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana stood at 0.6259 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 0.6284 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1862 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Ghana 118th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 gender in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1862 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.5619 GPIA | +201.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4147 GPIA | -26.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5389 GPIA | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5119 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5586 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5272 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6168 GPIA | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5553 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6284 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6259 GPIA | -0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.6259 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7655 GPIA, 82% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.6259 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5973 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1862 GPIA | 0.1862 GPIA | 0.1862 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4883 GPIA | 0.4147 GPIA | 0.5619 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5341 GPIA | 0.5119 GPIA | 0.5586 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6066 GPIA | 0.5553 GPIA | 0.6284 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 0.6259 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 0.6284 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1862 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 118th out of 137 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 22.3%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release