School enrollment, secondary in Ghana
Ghana: School enrollment, secondary was 75.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Ghana is 75.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Ghana peaked at 77.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2001.
Ghana ranks 146th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 41.3% | — |
| 1973 | 37.8% | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 34.6% | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 32.8% | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 32.1% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 31.8% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 31.3% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 31.2% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 32.4% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 33.2% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 32.5% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 33.5% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 33.6% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 34.4% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 34.6% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 36.8% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 33.3% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 34.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 75.7% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.1% | 31.2% | 41.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 33.8% | 32.4% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 32.5% | 34.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 30.9% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 55.6% | 71.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 74.0% | 77.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 143 Panama 76.6% compare
- 144 Dominican Republic 76.4% compare
- 145 Suriname 76.1% compare
- 147 British Virgin Islands 75.6% compare
- 148 French Polynesia 74.8% compare
- 149 Bermuda 74.4% 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 enrollment, secondary in Ghana?
- School enrollment, secondary in Ghana was 75.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Ghana ranks 146th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.