Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ghana
Ghana: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 61.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 61.6% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ghana peaked at 73.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2002.
That places Ghana 135th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.4% | — |
| 2000 | 15.2% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +28.7% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +41.7% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | +40.8% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 14.3% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 39.9% | 62.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 61.6% | 73.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.78 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 693,463 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ghana?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ghana was 61.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Ghana ranks 135th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release