Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana
Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 97.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 97.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana peaked at 97.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 1999.
Ghana ranks 124th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.9% | — |
| 2000 | 68.8% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 80.5% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 85.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.9% | 64.9% | 64.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 65.3% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 91.2% | 95.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 92.4% | 97.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 121 Kyrgyzstan 97.2% compare
- 122 Cayman Islands 97.1% compare
- 123 Kenya 97.1% compare
- 125 Bahrain 96.7% compare
- 126 Kazakhstan 96.7% compare
- 127 Cambodia 96.7% compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana was 97.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Ghana ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release