Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 95.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ghana stood at 95.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 99.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 1999.
Ghana ranks 118th of 200 countries on this measure, 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, primary, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.5% | — |
| 2000 | 65.5% | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 60.5% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5% | 57.5% | 57.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 60.5% | 83.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 86.7% | 99.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 89.4% | 95.2% | 3 |
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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, primary, both sexes in Ghana?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ghana was 95.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 118th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release