Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Ghana
Ghana: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 92.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Ghana stood at 92.6%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Ghana peaked at 92.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 1999.
That places Ghana 83rd out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.6% | — |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 54.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 75.6% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.6% | 52.6% | 52.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 54.9% | 79.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 80.4% | 86.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 88.3% | 92.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Ghana?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Ghana was 92.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Ghana ranks 83rd out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release