Primary completion rate, male in Ghana
Ghana: Primary completion rate, male was 96.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male 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, male in Ghana is 96.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Ghana peaked at 96.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 1974.
Ghana ranks 72nd 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 68.9% | — |
| 1972 | 62.8% | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 51.6% | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 54.2% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 57.7% | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 60.2% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 62.4% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 62.3% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 65.7% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 64.9% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 71.7% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 67.4% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 70.8% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 74.4% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 84.8% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 87.6% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.0% | 51.6% | 68.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 62.4% | 65.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 68.0% | 64.9% | 71.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 73.7% | 65.1% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 82.6% | 95.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 93.7% | 96.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Ghana?
- Primary completion rate, male in Ghana was 96.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 1974.
- How does Ghana rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Ghana ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, male (% 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.