Primary completion rate, female in Ghana
Ghana: Primary completion rate, female was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Ghana is 98.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Ghana peaked at 100.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 1974.
Ghana ranks 60th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 54.6% | — |
| 1972 | 49.1% | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 39.9% | -18.8% |
| 1975 | 40.5% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 42.2% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 44.0% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 44.7% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 46.5% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 48.2% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 50.5% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 58.2% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 61.5% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 59.1% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 71.7% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 100.3% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.0% | 39.9% | 54.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 47.3% | 46.5% | 48.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 50.5% | 58.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 59.1% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 84.4% | 100.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 93.1% | 98.1% | 2 |
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More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Ghana?
- Primary completion rate, female in Ghana was 98.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 1974.
- How does Ghana rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Ghana ranks 60th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.