School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana
Ghana: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1519 GPIA, in 1972.
Ghana ranks 140th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1851 GPIA | 0.1519 GPIA | 0.2564 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.2622 GPIA | 0.2622 GPIA | 0.2622 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2848 GPIA | 0.2404 GPIA | 0.3025 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5283 GPIA | 0.4393 GPIA | 0.6064 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6855 GPIA | 0.6046 GPIA | 0.8243 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9433 GPIA | 0.8786 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 137 Egypt 1.03 GPIA compare
- 138 Sao Tome and Principe 1.03 GPIA compare
- 139 Pakistan 1.03 GPIA compare
- 141 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.01 GPIA compare
- 142 Madagascar 1.01 GPIA compare
- 143 Sudan 1 GPIA 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1519 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Ghana rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 140th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release