School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.08 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Ghana, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Ghana is 6.08 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 6.35 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.4 years, in 1974.
That places Ghana 81st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.62 years | 3.4 years | 3.97 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.06 years | 3.85 years | 4.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.39 years | 3.91 years | 4.62 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.31 years | 4.63 years | 6.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.19 years | 6.04 years | 6.35 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.03 years | 5.89 years | 6.1 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Ghana was 6.08 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 years in 1974.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 81st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release