Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ghana
Ghana: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
62nd
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9955 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
43
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ghana stood at 1.04 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ghana peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9955 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Ghana 62nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9955 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9955 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ghana?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ghana was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9955 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Ghana ranks 62nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release