Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Ghana
Ghana: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 2 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Ghana, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 427.3% on the previous year and up 101.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Ghana peaked at 2 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3793 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Ghana 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.9739 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.9612 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.962 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9651 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9722 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9939 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5 GPIA | +51.0% |
| 2016 | 0.968 GPIA | -35.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9696 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8157 GPIA | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9934 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3793 GPIA | -61.8% |
| 2024 | 2 GPIA | +427.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9657 GPIA | 0.9612 GPIA | 0.9739 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.8157 GPIA | 1.5 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 0.3793 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 1 Hong Kong, China 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Jamaica 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Serbia 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 GPIA compare
- 1 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2 GPIA compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Ghana?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Ghana was 2 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3793 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Ghana ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.2%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release