Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana
Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
99th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7244 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
43
1971–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7244 GPIA, in 1985.
Ghana ranks 99th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7416 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.7509 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7537 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7408 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7327 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7306 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7288 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7312 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.739 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7413 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7456 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7352 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7302 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7244 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.742 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7529 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7636 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.767 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.829 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8704 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8807 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8946 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8973 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8999 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8899 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9024 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9211 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9307 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9341 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9316 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9391 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9066 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9473 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9579 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.961 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9752 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9759 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9811 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9907 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9918 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9848 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7388 GPIA | 0.7288 GPIA | 0.7537 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7416 GPIA | 0.7244 GPIA | 0.7636 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8221 GPIA | 0.767 GPIA | 0.8704 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9082 GPIA | 0.8807 GPIA | 0.9341 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.959 GPIA | 0.9066 GPIA | 0.9868 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9927 GPIA | 0.9848 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7244 GPIA in 1985.
- How does Ghana rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Ghana ranks 99th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release