School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9928 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9928 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
121st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9962 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.7764 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
48
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.9928 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 0.9962 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7764 GPIA, in 1978.
Ghana ranks 121st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8183 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8056 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7995 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8087 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7861 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7782 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7764 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7882 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7989 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8112 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8081 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8072 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8074 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7897 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7767 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8147 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8227 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8321 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8436 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8582 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8685 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8752 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.885 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9016 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9097 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9204 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9208 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.929 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9201 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9401 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.962 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9631 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9633 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9635 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9702 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9711 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9787 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9791 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9794 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9916 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9893 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9917 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9926 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9939 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9723 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9928 GPIA | +2.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.9928 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.9928 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7935 GPIA | 0.7764 GPIA | 0.8183 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8041 GPIA | 0.7767 GPIA | 0.8227 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8663 GPIA | 0.8321 GPIA | 0.9016 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9392 GPIA | 0.9097 GPIA | 0.9635 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9826 GPIA | 0.9702 GPIA | 0.9926 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9888 GPIA | 0.9723 GPIA | 0.9962 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana was 0.9928 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9962 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7764 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release