Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 3.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ghana stood at 3.8%.
The figure is down 24.7% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ghana peaked at 13.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2002.
That places Ghana 149th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.0% | — |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -56.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -29.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +442.7% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -29.0% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -26.9% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -24.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.3%, 15% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 16% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +442.7% | 1.9% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 1.5% | 13.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.4% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.8% | 7.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ghana?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ghana was 3.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
- Ghana ranks 149th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release