Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Ghana
Ghana: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 76.49 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
76.49
World rank
95th
of 128 countries
All-time high
76.49
in 2021
All-time low
22.5
in 1950
Years of data
6
1950–2021
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Ghana, 1950–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 76.49 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Ghana peaked at 76.49 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.5, in 1950.
Ghana ranks 95th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.9 | 57.9 | 57.9 | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.4 | 60.2 | 71.5 | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.49 | 76.49 | 76.49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Ghana?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Ghana was 76.49 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 76.49 in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5 in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Ghana ranks 95th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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