School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
100th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7185 GPIA
in 1985
Years of data
43
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7185 GPIA, in 1985.
That places Ghana 100th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7241 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.7376 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7397 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7298 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7225 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7212 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7219 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7252 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7347 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7361 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7409 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.73 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7242 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7185 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7388 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7459 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7561 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7584 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.822 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8603 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8724 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8869 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8904 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8956 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8858 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8971 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9162 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.926 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9291 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9263 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9336 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9342 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9423 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9534 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9571 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9717 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9727 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9775 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9833 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9874 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9885 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.986 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +1.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.988 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7277 GPIA | 0.7212 GPIA | 0.7397 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7361 GPIA | 0.7185 GPIA | 0.7561 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8136 GPIA | 0.7584 GPIA | 0.8603 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9026 GPIA | 0.8724 GPIA | 0.9291 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9584 GPIA | 0.9336 GPIA | 0.9833 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9917 GPIA | 0.986 GPIA | 1 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7185 GPIA in 1985.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Ghana ranks 100th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release