School life expectancy, secondary, male in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 4.52 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Ghana peaked at 4.71 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.4 years, in 2001.
That places Ghana 153rd 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.56 years | — |
| 1973 | 3.17 years | -10.9% |
| 1974 | 2.93 years | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 2.77 years | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 2.74 years | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 2.72 years | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.68 years | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.78 years | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 2.88 years | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 2.79 years | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 2.91 years | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 2.99 years | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 2.93 years | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.88 years | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 3.11 years | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 2.82 years | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 2.88 years | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.71 years | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 2.55 years | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 2.54 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.4 years | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 2.48 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.58 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.77 years | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 2.94 years | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 3.05 years | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 3.31 years | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 3.47 years | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 3.64 years | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 4.19 years | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 4.26 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.41 years | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.08 years | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 4.28 years | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 4.27 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.21 years | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.31 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.46 years | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.62 years | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 4.71 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.66 years | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 4.52 years | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.91 years | 2.68 years | 3.56 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.9 years | 2.78 years | 3.11 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.72 years | 2.55 years | 2.88 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.92 years | 2.4 years | 3.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.28 years | 4.08 years | 4.46 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.63 years | 4.52 years | 4.71 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, male in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Ghana was 4.52 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 years in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Ghana ranks 153rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release