Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana
Ghana: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.01 GPIA for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9447 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Ghana 37th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9447 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9519 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9633 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9671 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9771 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9671 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9924 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9867 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9878 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9866 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9849 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9575 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9854 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9908 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9867 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9885 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9993 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9949 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9447 GPIA | 0.9447 GPIA | 0.9447 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9756 GPIA | 0.9519 GPIA | 0.9924 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9823 GPIA | 0.9575 GPIA | 0.9908 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9949 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9447 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release