Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Ghana
Ghana: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Ghana is 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Ghana peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 1999.
That places Ghana 53rd 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60.9% | — |
| 2000 | 63.4% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 61.9% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 78.2% | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 84.4% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.9% | 60.9% | 60.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 61.9% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 80.2% | 91.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 87.1% | 97.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 50 Kazakhstan 97.1% compare
- 51 Trinidad and Tobago 97.0% compare
- 52 Brazil 97.0% compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 97.0% compare
- 55 Hungary 96.9% compare
- 56 Latvia 96.9% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.78 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 693,463 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Ghana?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Ghana was 97.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Ghana ranks 53rd out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release