Inequality in education in Ghana
Ghana: Inequality in education was 0.3304 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3304
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.409
in 2010
All-time low
0.3304
in 2022
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in education in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in education in Ghana is 0.3304, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Ghana peaked at 0.409 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3304, in 2022.
That places Ghana 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in education in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.409 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3674 | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3674 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3674 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3492 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3492 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3492 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.351 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3304 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3304 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.3304 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3021, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.3304 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3425, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3612 | 0.3492 | 0.409 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3407 | 0.3304 | 0.351 | 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 inequality in education in Ghana?
- Inequality in education in Ghana was 0.3304 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.409 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3304 in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for inequality in education?
- Ghana ranks 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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