School life expectancy, secondary, female in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.62 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Ghana, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Ghana stood at 4.62 years.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Ghana peaked at 4.68 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.67 years, in 1979.
That places Ghana 151st out of 207 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.86 years | 1.67 years | 2.21 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.83 years | 1.75 years | 2.03 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.93 years | 1.87 years | 2 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.44 years | 1.96 years | 3.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 years | 3.69 years | 4.33 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.61 years | 4.51 years | 4.68 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 148 Bahamas 4.81 years compare
- 149 Panama 4.77 years compare
- 150 San Marino 4.7 years compare
- 152 Guyana 4.59 years compare
- 153 Saint Lucia 4.59 years compare
- 154 British Virgin Islands 4.52 years compare
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, secondary, female in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Ghana was 4.62 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 years in 1979.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Ghana ranks 151st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release