School completion, annual growth rate in Ghana
Ghana: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.893 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, annual growth rate in Ghana, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion, annual growth rate in Ghana stood at 0.893 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Ghana peaked at 2.57 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.7457 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Ghana ranks 37th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 % change on previous year | 0.7901 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8307 % change on previous year | 0.7457 % change on previous year | 0.927 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 34 Togo 1 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 0.9209 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Bangladesh 0.9118 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Central African Republic 0.8838 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Somalia 0.8772 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 0.85 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion, annual growth rate in Ghana?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Ghana was 0.893 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7457 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- School completion Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.