School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana stood at 1.02 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5995 GPIA, in 1984.
That places Ghana 100th out of 213 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.621 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.6629 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6511 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6515 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6379 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6288 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6333 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6215 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6305 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6152 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6267 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6058 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5995 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6072 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6806 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6517 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6516 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6495 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.714 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.782 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.797 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8194 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8286 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8332 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8227 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8177 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8306 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8583 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8665 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8621 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.879 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8784 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8905 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9147 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9237 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9424 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9484 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9576 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9705 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9759 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9814 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6385 GPIA | 0.621 GPIA | 0.6629 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.6299 GPIA | 0.5995 GPIA | 0.6806 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7152 GPIA | 0.6495 GPIA | 0.782 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8336 GPIA | 0.797 GPIA | 0.8665 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9228 GPIA | 0.8784 GPIA | 0.9705 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9954 GPIA | 0.9759 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5995 GPIA in 1984.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 100th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release