Productivity vs. educational attainment in Ghana
Ghana: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Ghana, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Ghana peaked at 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2006.
That places Ghana 100th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 97 Philippines 11.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 98 Vietnam 11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 99 Jamaica 10.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 101 Bolivia 9.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 102 Myanmar 8.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 103 Tajikistan 8.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
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 productivity vs. educational attainment in Ghana?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Ghana was 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Ghana ranks 100th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.