Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana
Ghana: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9553 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana is 0.9553 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8632 GPIA, in 1999.
Ghana ranks 145th of 161 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8632 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8667 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8874 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8915 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9207 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9034 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9584 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9708 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9694 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9674 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9188 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9719 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9703 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9727 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9874 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9894 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9553 GPIA | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8632 GPIA | 0.8632 GPIA | 0.8632 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9262 GPIA | 0.8667 GPIA | 0.9708 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9787 GPIA | 0.9188 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.986 GPIA | 0.9553 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana was 0.9553 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8632 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Ghana ranks 145th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release