Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 9.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ghana stood at 9.5%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.9% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ghana peaked at 53.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2024.
That places Ghana 45th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.5% | — |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | +44.1% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -28.8% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | -21.8% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -69.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 9.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 87% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 9.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.6%, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -69.9% | 31.4% | 9.5% |
| 2004 | +44.1% | 37.3% | 53.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 33.5% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 29.6% | 37.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 9.5% | 32.6% | 3 |
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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ghana?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ghana was 9.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Ghana ranks 45th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release