Lower secondary completion rate, total in Ghana
Ghana: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Ghana is 85.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Ghana peaked at 85.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1989.
Ghana ranks 105th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 46.2% | — |
| 1972 | 47.0% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 47.9% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 47.0% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 40.6% | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 53.9% | +33.0% |
| 1992 | 55.2% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.0% | 46.2% | 47.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 40.6% | 40.6% | 40.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 48.5% | 55.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 46.3% | 69.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 64.8% | 74.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 85.1% | 85.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Ghana?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Ghana was 85.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1989.
- How does Ghana rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Ghana ranks 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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, total (% 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.