Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Ghana
Ghana: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 95.93 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Ghana, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 95.93 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Ghana peaked at 95.93 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1820.
Ghana ranks 80th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.01 | — |
| 1825 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1835 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1845 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1850 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1855 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1860 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1865 | 0.11 | +37.5% |
| 1870 | 0.15 | +36.4% |
| 1875 | 0.2 | +33.3% |
| 1880 | 0.26 | +30.0% |
| 1885 | 0.35 | +34.6% |
| 1890 | 0.46 | +31.4% |
| 1895 | 0.61 | +32.6% |
| 1900 | 0.8 | +31.1% |
| 1905 | 1.06 | +32.5% |
| 1910 | 1.4 | +32.1% |
| 1915 | 1.85 | +32.1% |
| 1920 | 2.44 | +31.9% |
| 1925 | 3.22 | +32.0% |
| 1930 | 4.22 | +31.1% |
| 1935 | 5.53 | +31.0% |
| 1940 | 7.21 | +30.4% |
| 1945 | 9.34 | +29.5% |
| 1950 | 12.03 | +28.8% |
| 1955 | 27.03 | +124.7% |
| 1960 | 25 | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 56.25 | +125.0% |
| 1970 | 37.5 | -33.3% |
| 1975 | 42.36 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 44.44 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 55.82 | +25.6% |
| 2000 | 63.89 | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 59.33 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 63.63 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 63.97 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 66.76 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 69.54 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 72.9 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 77.84 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 82.96 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 82.52 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.34 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 88.16 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 84.8 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 87.31 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 89.83 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 90.8 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.76 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.72 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 91.21 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 93.93 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 89.41 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 81.8 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 86.51 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 91.22 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 95.93 | +5.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 95.93 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 95.93 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.055 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.095 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.175 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.305 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.535 | 0.46 | 0.61 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.93 | 0.8 | 1.06 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.62 | 1.4 | 1.85 | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.83 | 2.44 | 3.22 | 2 |
| 1930s | 4.88 | 4.22 | 5.53 | 2 |
| 1940s | 8.28 | 7.21 | 9.34 | 2 |
| 1950s | 19.53 | 12.03 | 27.03 | 2 |
| 1960s | 40.62 | 25 | 56.25 | 2 |
| 1970s | 39.93 | 37.5 | 42.36 | 2 |
| 1980s | 44.44 | 44.44 | 44.44 | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.82 | 55.82 | 55.82 | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.33 | 59.33 | 82.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.59 | 84.8 | 93.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.97 | 81.8 | 95.93 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 77 Papua New Guinea 96.03 compare
- 78 Bahrain 95.95 compare
- 79 Cayman Islands 95.94 compare
- 81 Madagascar 95.77 compare
- 82 Russia 95.76 compare
- 83 Cuba 95.72 compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Ghana?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Ghana was 95.93 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.93 in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1820.
- How does Ghana rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Ghana ranks 80th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.