Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana
Ghana: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9553 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana is 0.9553 index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 1.03 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8632 index, in 1999.
Ghana ranks 147th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8632 index | — |
| 2000 | 0.8667 index | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8874 index | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8915 index | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9207 index | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9034 index | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9584 index | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9708 index | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9694 index | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9674 index | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9188 index | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9719 index | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9703 index | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9727 index | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9874 index | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.03 index | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9894 index | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9553 index | -3.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.9553 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 index, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.9553 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 index, 93% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8632 index | 0.8632 index | 0.8632 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9262 index | 0.8667 index | 0.9708 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9787 index | 0.9188 index | 1.03 index | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.986 index | 0.9553 index | 1.01 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana was 0.9553 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8632 index in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 147th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.