Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Ghana
Ghana: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Ghana, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1 GPI for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in 2017.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8456 GPI, in 1974.
Ghana ranks 84th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9058 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.989 GPI | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8456 GPI | -14.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9009 GPI | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9049 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9072 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9697 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9869 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.977 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9361 GPI | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPI | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9598 GPI | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9849 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9824 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9772 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9176 GPI | 0.8456 GPI | 0.989 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9869 GPI | 0.9869 GPI | 0.9869 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9828 GPI | 0.9361 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9871 GPI | 0.9772 GPI | 1 GPI | 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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Ghana?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Ghana was 1 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2002.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8456 GPI in 1974.
- How does Ghana rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to grade 4 to the male survival rate to grade 4. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.