Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female was 89.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Ghana, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Ghana is 89.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Ghana peaked at 89.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2002.
Ghana ranks 89th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 69.8% | — |
| 1973 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 70.4% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 87.1% | +23.8% |
| 1976 | 73.7% | -15.5% |
| 1977 | 69.6% | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 76.2% | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 79.4% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 86.8% | +33.1% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | -25.4% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.9% | 69.6% | 87.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 79.4% | 79.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 64.7% | 86.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 86.7% | 89.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 89.3% | 89.3% | 1 |
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 5 of primary education, female in Ghana?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Ghana was 89.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 89th out of 149 countries with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release