Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Ghana
Ghana: Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 85.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Ghana, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 85.4% for persistence to last grade of primary, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Ghana peaked at 85.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 103rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 65.4% | — |
| 1973 | 67.8% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 66.8% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 84.2% | +26.0% |
| 1976 | 70.2% | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 65.5% | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 72.4% | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 75.6% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 84.6% | +45.9% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +3.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 85.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.1%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 85.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.0%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.3% | 65.4% | 84.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 75.6% | 75.6% | 75.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 58.0% | 84.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 82.3% | 83.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 85.4% | 85.4% | 1 |
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 persistence to last grade of primary, female in Ghana?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Ghana was 85.4% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- Ghana ranks 103rd out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.