Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Ghana
Ghana: Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general was 83.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
83.6%
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
88th
of 188 countries
All-time high
93.2%
in 2014
All-time low
83.6%
in 2024
Years of data
24
1999–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 83.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana peaked at 93.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 2024.
That places Ghana 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 87.4% | — |
| 2000 | 90.6% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | -7.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 83.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 83.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.0%, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 85.9% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 89.2% | 93.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 83.6% | 90.3% | 4 |
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana was 83.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release