Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Ghana
Ghana: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.02 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Ghana, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.02 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2017.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Ghana peaked at 1.18 GPI in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7744 GPI, in 1974.
Ghana ranks 61st of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8491 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.9704 GPI | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7744 GPI | -20.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8557 GPI | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8685 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8637 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9473 GPI | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9434 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9543 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9073 GPI | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.18 GPI | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 0.908 GPI | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 0.967 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9593 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8756 GPI | 0.7744 GPI | 0.9704 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9434 GPI | 0.9434 GPI | 0.9434 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9875 GPI | 0.9073 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9818 GPI | 0.9593 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 58 Cape Verde 1.02 GPI compare
- 59 Azerbaijan 1.02 GPI compare
- 60 Indonesia 1.02 GPI compare
- 62 Malaysia 1.02 GPI compare
- 63 Tunisia 1.02 GPI compare
- 64 Hong Kong, China 1.02 GPI compare
- 64 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.02 GPI compare
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 the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Ghana?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Ghana was 1.02 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPI in 2002.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7744 GPI in 1974.
- How does Ghana rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 the last grade 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 the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.