Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana
Ghana: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.6625 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.6625 GPIA for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana peaked at 0.9834 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6625 GPIA, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 173rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7233 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7294 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7565 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7544 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.792 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7753 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8194 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8231 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8424 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9676 GPIA | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9213 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9407 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9834 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9744 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9778 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9719 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9803 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9386 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6625 GPIA | -29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7233 GPIA | 0.7233 GPIA | 0.7233 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7869 GPIA | 0.7294 GPIA | 0.8424 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9624 GPIA | 0.9213 GPIA | 0.9834 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8605 GPIA | 0.6625 GPIA | 0.9803 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ghana was 0.6625 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9834 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6625 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Ghana ranks 173rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release