Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Ghana
Ghana: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 97.5% for primary completion rate, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Ghana peaked at 97.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1974.
Ghana ranks 62nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 61.9% | — |
| 1972 | 56.0% | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 45.8% | -18.2% |
| 1975 | 47.4% | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 50.0% | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 52.2% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 53.6% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 57.0% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 63.8% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 62.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 66.2% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 70.9% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +4.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 97.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 97.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.6% | 45.8% | 61.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 55.7% | 54.4% | 57.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 57.8% | 63.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 63.0% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 88.0% | 94.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 93.4% | 97.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More aid effectiveness data for Ghana
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 1.54 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 5.20 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 49.54 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 42.76 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 10.37 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 138.14 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 3.73 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 15.33 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 1.59 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 48.77 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Ghana?
- Primary completion rate, total in Ghana was 97.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1974.
- How does Ghana rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Ghana ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.