School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.62 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
142nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
10.83 years
in 2021
All-time low
6.62 years
in 1975
Years of data
43
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Ghana is 10.62 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Ghana peaked at 10.83 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.62 years, in 1975.
Ghana ranks 142nd of 208 countries on this measure, 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 and secondary, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.45 years | — |
| 1973 | 6.99 years | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 6.68 years | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 6.62 years | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 6.9 years | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 6.99 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 7.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 7.13 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 7.3 years | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 7.5 years | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 7.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 7.47 years | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 7.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 7.28 years | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 7.37 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 7.25 years | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 7.14 years | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 7.36 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 7.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.67 years | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 7.21 years | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 7.51 years | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 7.39 years | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.87 years | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 8.38 years | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 8.75 years | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 9.33 years | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 9.83 years | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 9.93 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 10.44 years | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 10.7 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 10.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.23 years | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 10.67 years | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 10.52 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 10.39 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 10.37 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.62 years | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 10.69 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 10.83 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.64 years | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 10.62 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.97 years | 6.62 years | 7.45 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.42 years | 7.25 years | 7.6 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.3 years | 7.14 years | 7.41 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.39 years | 7.21 years | 9.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.52 years | 10.23 years | 10.71 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.69 years | 10.62 years | 10.83 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 139 Solomon Islands 10.78 years compare
- 140 Romania 10.77 years compare
- 141 Iraq 10.71 years compare
- 143 French Polynesia 10.6 years compare
- 144 Cameroon 10.59 years compare
- 145 Dominican Republic 10.55 years compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Ghana was 10.62 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.83 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 years in 1975.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Ghana ranks 142nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release