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Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Ghana: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 116.1% (2020), 4th of 176 in the world and 2nd of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary enrolment is 101.0% (2024), 88th of 191 in the world and 18th of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary completion is 97.5% (2024), 58th of 168 in the world and 4th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Pre-primary enrolment116.1%2020 · world 4/176 · region 2/39Primary enrolment101.0%2024 · world 88/191 · region 18/41Primary completion97.5%2024 · world 58/168 · region 4/36Secondary enrolment75.7%2024 · world 136/176 · region 9/34
Pre-primary enrolment
GhanaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%50%100%150%199520002005201020152020Ghana116.1%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
GhanaSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
70%80%90%100%110%199520002005201020152020Ghana101.0%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Education: Ghana in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross116.1%20204/1762/3959.9%110.8%2011116.1%−2.3 ppsince 200928.1%58.5%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross101.0%202488/19118/4179.9%99.4%201198.4%+1.4 ppsince 201497.1%105.4%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group97.5%202458/1684/3666.2%88.0%201193.8%2019+7.8 ppsince 201468.9%88.0%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross75.7%2024136/1769/3432.6%55.6%201174.0%+11.7 ppsince 201445.9%68.0%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group85.1%2024100/1685/3449.5%66.0%201174.8%2019+19.6 ppsince 201444.4%73.7%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross21.3%2024128/1726/34·11.3%201118.6%+6.2 ppsince 20149.3%27.4%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age4.8%202475/17827/3834.5%11.3%201110.6%−4.7 ppsince 2014—8.3%—
Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+76.5%2021105/14114/4157.9%71.5%76.5%2021+5.0 ppsince 201068.7%78.3%87.7%
Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–2491.5%2021109/14812/4270.7%85.7%91.5%2021+5.8 ppsince 201079.0%91.9%93.1%
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary27.0201944/17332/4033.831.0201127.02019−18%since 200937.428.923.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP2.9%2022143/18427/435.4%20015.5%3.4%−5.0 ppsince 20123.3%3.4%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure13.2%202282/17928/4215.7%200120.7%13.6%−13.4 ppsince 201215.4%13.6%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).

neighbours

Ghana and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Ghana. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorGhanaCôte d'IvoireBurkina FasoTogo
Pre-primary enrolment116.1%202010.7%20226.5%202129.2%2021
Primary enrolment101.0%202493.3%202477.2%2024114.3%2024
Primary completion97.5%202480.2%202452.0%202491.2%2024
Secondary enrolment75.7%202465.3%202430.0%202463.4%2023
Lower secondary completion85.1%202470.8%202427.9%202456.6%2024
Tertiary enrolment21.3%202412.3%202410.0%202414.9%2020
Out-of-school children4.8%202412.6%202434.3%20240.6%2024
Adult literacy76.5%202150.0%202141.6%202372.6%2022
Youth literacy91.5%202166.8%202162.8%202290.4%2022
Côte d'Ivoire: educationBurkina Faso: educationTogo: education
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