Productivity vs educational attainment in Ghana
Ghana: Productivity vs educational attainment was 10.03 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs educational attainment in Ghana, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 10.03 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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.42, 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.
Productivity vs educational attainment in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.51 | — |
| 2006 | 5.42 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.33 | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 6.84 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 6.37 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 6.72 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 7.07 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 7.64 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 7.88 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 8.69 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 8.22 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 7.97 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.08 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.81 | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 9.15 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 9.43 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 9.9 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 10.03 | +1.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 10.03 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.22, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 10.03 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.57, 2.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.09 | 5.42 | 6.84 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.9 | 6.72 | 8.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.63 | 9.15 | 10.03 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs educational attainment in Ghana?
- Productivity vs educational attainment in Ghana was 10.03 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs educational attainment recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.03 in 2023.
- What is the lowest productivity vs educational attainment recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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