Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana
Ghana: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 16.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana is 16.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 68.3% on the previous year and up 141.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana peaked at 16.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2014.
That places Ghana 103rd out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.6% | — |
| 2000 | 9.4% | -25.2% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -23.3% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +86.7% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +68.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.6% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 6.8% | 10.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 9.7% | 16.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 16.4% 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 16.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 103rd out of 168 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 141.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release