Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Ghana
Ghana: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 101.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Ghana is 101.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Ghana peaked at 103.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 1974.
Ghana ranks 105th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.3% | 56.6% | 66.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 67.7% | 64.2% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 65.1% | 76.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 75.4% | 100.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.7% | 98.7% | 103.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.2% | 101.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,558 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Ghana?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Ghana was 101.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 103.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 1974.
- How does Ghana rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Ghana ranks 105th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.