School completion in Ghana
Ghana: School completion was 79.09 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
79.09
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
126th
of 165 countries
All-time high
79.09
in 2025
All-time low
36.17
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Ghana, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion in Ghana is 79.09, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Ghana peaked at 79.09 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.17, in 1981.
Ghana ranks 126th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 36.17 | — |
| 1982 | 37.09 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 38.02 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 38.95 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 39.95 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 40.89 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 41.84 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 42.83 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 43.83 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 44.89 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 45.98 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 47.05 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 48.04 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 49.07 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 50.27 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 51.5 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 52.72 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 53.99 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 55.31 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 56.58 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 57.72 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 58.73 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 59.69 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 60.75 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 61.96 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 63.25 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 64.62 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 65.92 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 67.04 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 68.11 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 69.04 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 69.88 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 70.71 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 71.53 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 72.37 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 73.22 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 73.98 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 74.67 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 75.26 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 75.85 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 76.44 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.01 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 77.67 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 78.39 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 79.09 | +0.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 79.09 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 79.09 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.16, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.95 | 36.17 | 43.83 | 9 |
| 1990s | 49.88 | 44.89 | 55.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.63 | 56.58 | 67.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.88 | 68.11 | 75.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.41 | 75.85 | 79.09 | 6 |
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 school completion in Ghana?
- School completion in Ghana was 79.09 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 79.09 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.17 in 1981.
- How does Ghana rank for school completion?
- Ghana ranks 126th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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