Lower secondary completion rate, female in Ghana
Ghana: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 86.2% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Ghana peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 1971.
That places Ghana 110th out of 187 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.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.5% | — |
| 1972 | 35.2% | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 36.3% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 35.9% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 41.9% | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 43.2% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 43.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.0% | 32.5% | 36.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 41.9% | 43.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 42.5% | 63.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 60.3% | 74.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 86.2% | 86.2% | 1 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, female in Ghana?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Ghana was 86.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Ghana ranks 110th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.