School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Ghana is 8.76 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 8.91 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.27 years, in 1999.
That places Ghana 115th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.27 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.6 years | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 6.3 years | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 6.54 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 6.32 years | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 6.65 years | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 7.17 years | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 7.6 years | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 8.05 years | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 8.52 years | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 8.52 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 8.79 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.65 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 8.55 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.91 years | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 8.79 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 8.65 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.54 years | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.63 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.61 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 8.7 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 8.36 years | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 8.76 years | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.27 years | 6.27 years | 6.27 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.23 years | 6.3 years | 8.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.68 years | 8.54 years | 8.91 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.61 years | 8.36 years | 8.76 years | 4 |
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More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.78 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 693,463 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Ghana was 8.76 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.91 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 years in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 115th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release