School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.57 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.57 years
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
154th
of 214 countries
All-time high
4.67 years
in 2022
All-time low
2.18 years
in 2001
Years of data
44
1971–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 4.57 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 4.67 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.18 years, in 2001.
Ghana ranks 154th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.89 years | — |
| 1973 | 2.64 years | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 2.42 years | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 2.29 years | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 2.25 years | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 2.22 years | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.19 years | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 2.19 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 2.27 years | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 2.32 years | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 2.27 years | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 2.34 years | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 2.39 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 2.35 years | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.41 years | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 2.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.58 years | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 2.33 years | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 2.38 years | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.33 years | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.28 years | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.18 years | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 2.27 years | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 2.36 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.53 years | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 2.68 years | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 2.8 years | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 3.08 years | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 3.24 years | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 3.4 years | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 3.94 years | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 4.01 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.18 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.91 years | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 4.12 years | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 4.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.1 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.21 years | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 4.4 years | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 4.57 years | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.67 years | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.67 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.57 years | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.39 years | 2.19 years | 2.89 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.37 years | 2.27 years | 2.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.33 years | 2.28 years | 2.38 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.68 years | 2.18 years | 3.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.11 years | 3.91 years | 4.4 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.62 years | 4.57 years | 4.67 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)
- 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, both sexes in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Ghana was 4.57 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 years in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release