Years of schooling in Ghana
Ghana: Years of schooling was 7.11 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
142nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
7.11
in 2022
All-time low
4.18
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 7.11 for years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Ghana peaked at 7.11 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.18, in 1990.
That places Ghana 142nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.18 | — |
| 1991 | 4.31 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 4.44 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 4.57 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 4.69 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 4.82 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 4.9 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 4.98 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.06 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 5.14 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.22 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 5.27 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.32 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.37 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.41 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.46 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.52 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 5.58 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.64 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.7 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.76 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.79 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.82 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.85 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.88 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.91 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.02 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.12 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6.32 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 6.52 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 6.71 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 6.91 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 7.11 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 7.11 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 7.11 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.79, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 7.11 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.96, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.71 | 4.18 | 5.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.45 | 5.22 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 5.76 | 6.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.96 | 6.71 | 7.11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 years of schooling in Ghana?
- Years of schooling in Ghana was 7.11 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.11 in 2022.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for years of schooling?
- Ghana ranks 142nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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