Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana
Ghana: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana stood at 1.11 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9766 GPIA, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 66th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9766 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9918 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9856 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPIA | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9766 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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 1.11 GPIA 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 1.11 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9766 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 66th out of 183 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 up 7.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release