School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ghana stood at 8.76 years.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ghana peaked at 9.04 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.61 years, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 118th of 200 countries on this measure, 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.65 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.97 years | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 6.62 years | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 6.86 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 6.61 years | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 6.98 years | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 7.47 years | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 7.87 years | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 8.29 years | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 8.76 years | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 8.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 8.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.99 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.8 years | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 8.68 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.04 years | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 8.85 years | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 8.72 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.58 years | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 8.65 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.62 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 8.71 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.43 years | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 8.76 years | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.65 years | 6.65 years | 6.65 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.52 years | 6.61 years | 8.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.79 years | 8.58 years | 9.04 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.63 years | 8.43 years | 8.76 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 115 Israel 8.8 years compare
- 116 Congo 8.79 years compare
- 117 United States 8.78 years compare
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.74 years compare
- 120 Madagascar 8.73 years compare
- 121 Cambodia 8.72 years compare
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 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, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.04 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.61 years in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Ghana ranks 118th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release