Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Ghana
Ghana: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ghana is 95.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ghana peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 1999.
That places Ghana 74th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.8% | — |
| 2000 | 63.9% | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 72.9% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +17.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 95.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.7%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 95.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.4%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 59.3% | 83.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 84.8% | 93.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 81.8% | 95.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 71 Papua New Guinea 96.0% compare
- 72 Bahrain 95.9% compare
- 73 Cayman Islands 95.9% compare
- 75 Madagascar 95.8% compare
- 76 Russia 95.8% compare
- 77 Cuba 95.7% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ghana?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Ghana was 95.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Ghana ranks 74th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release