Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Ghana
Ghana: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male was 50.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 50.3% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 26.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Ghana peaked at 72.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2003.
That places Ghana 145th out of 176 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, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 41.7% | — |
| 2000 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 61.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 50.3% | -26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.7% | 41.7% | 41.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 36.3% | 64.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 58.8% | 70.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 50.3% | 72.6% | 3 |
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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, male in Ghana?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Ghana was 50.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Ghana ranks 145th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release