School life expectancy, primary, female in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.06 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in Ghana stood at 6.06 years.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Ghana peaked at 6.25 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.02 years, in 1975.
That places Ghana 78th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2 years | 3.02 years | 3.5 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.64 years | 3.42 years | 3.84 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.04 years | 3.55 years | 4.38 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.15 years | 4.43 years | 6.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.13 years | 6.01 years | 6.25 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 5.81 years | 6.08 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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 122,558 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Ghana was 6.06 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.25 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 years in 1975.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Ghana ranks 78th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release