Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Ghana
Ghana: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.11 GPIA
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
66th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9766 GPIA
in 2006
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 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 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity 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% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- 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)
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 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 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