Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Ghana
Ghana: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 91.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 91.7% for literacy rate of young men vs. women in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Ghana peaked at 91.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 69th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.0% | — |
| 2003 | 84.8% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4% | 76.0% | 84.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 85.1% | 91.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.7% | 91.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 66 Türkiye 92.6% compare
- 67 Bangladesh 92.4% compare
- 68 Lao People's Democratic Republic 92.2% compare
- 70 Namibia 90.8% compare
- 71 Comoros 90.3% compare
- 72 Tanzania, United Republic of 88.8% compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Ghana?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Ghana was 91.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Ghana ranks 69th out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.