Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Ghana stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Ghana peaked at 1.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 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 public in Ghana?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Ghana was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public?
- Ghana ranks 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release