School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) was 8.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.76 years
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
117th
of 200 countries
All-time high
8.78 years
in 2015
All-time low
5.88 years
in 1999
Years of data
24
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana stood at 8.76 years.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Ghana peaked at 8.78 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.88 years, in 1999.
That places Ghana 117th 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, female (years) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.88 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.23 years | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 5.98 years | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 6.22 years | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 6.03 years | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 6.32 years | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 6.87 years | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 7.33 years | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 7.81 years | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 8.27 years | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 8.27 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.38 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.6 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.5 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.41 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.78 years | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 8.72 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 8.59 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.5 years | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.61 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.61 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.69 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.29 years | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 8.76 years | +5.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 8.76 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.66 years, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 8.76 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.45 years, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.88 years | 5.88 years | 5.88 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.93 years | 5.98 years | 8.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.56 years | 8.38 years | 8.78 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.59 years | 8.29 years | 8.76 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 114 United States 8.79 years compare
- 115 Nicaragua 8.77 years compare
- 116 Kazakhstan 8.76 years compare
- 118 Cayman Islands 8.74 years compare
- 119 Bahrain 8.74 years compare
- 120 Croatia 8.71 years compare
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 and lower secondary, female in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 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, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.78 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 years in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Ghana ranks 117th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release