Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana
Ghana: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 83.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 enrolled in 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% |
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
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.95 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.78 % change on previous year (2022)
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