Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 41.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 41.9% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 37.0% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 71.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2003.
That places Ghana 157th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.0% | — |
| 2000 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 35.1% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 60.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | -37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 32.6% | 58.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 56.5% | 69.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 41.9% | 71.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 154 Mauritania 45.0% compare
- 155 Togo 44.7% compare
- 156 Suriname 44.0% compare
- 158 Lesotho 41.6% compare
- 159 San Marino 40.2% compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 38.1% 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Ghana?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ghana was 41.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 157th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release