Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 30.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana stood at 30.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ghana peaked at 33.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2017.
That places Ghana 94th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 urban both in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.1% | — |
| 2006 | 23.9% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | +44.2% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | -1.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 30.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.2%, 73% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 30.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.7%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 23.9% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 22.9% | 31.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 30.0% | 33.0% | 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 30.0% 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 33.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ghana ranks 94th out of 108 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 4.1%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release