Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ghana
Ghana: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 33.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 33.3% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.2% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ghana peaked at 71.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 158th 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, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.2% | — |
| 2000 | 30.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 30.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 28.8% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | -48.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 28.8% | 52.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 54.2% | 68.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 33.3% | 71.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 155 San Marino 38.0% compare
- 156 Papua New Guinea 37.2% compare
- 157 Guatemala 34.9% compare
- 159 Lao People's Democratic Republic 33.1% compare
- 160 Cameroon 32.7% compare
- 161 Afghanistan 32.2% compare
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, upper secondary, female in Ghana?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ghana was 33.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Ghana ranks 158th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release