Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Ghana

Primary completion rate in Ghana in 2024 — 97.5%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 111. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 35.6 pp.

2024 97.5% +4.09 pp vs 2022
World rank 43of 111
Period maximum 97.5%2024
Period minimum 45.81%1974

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Ghana, 1971–202440608010019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 61.9%1972: 56.01%1974: 45.81%1975: 47.39%1976: 50%1977: 52.18%1978: 53.59%1979: 53.7%1980: 54.44%1981: 57.02%1991: 57.79%1992: 63.85%1999: 62.86%2000: 66.19%2001: 62.98%2002: 64.21%2003: 65.33%2004: 64.82%2005: 70.91%2006: 68.63%2007: 74.95%2008: 81.81%2009: 83.08%2011: 88.01%2012: 91.32%2013: 91.34%2014: 89.66%2015: 94.27%2017: 89.3%2018: 88.9%2019: 93.83%2022: 93.42%2024: 97.5%
Change over the period: +35.6 pp Annual average: 0.67 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 97.5%
World 88.02%
Primary completion rate — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97.5
2022 93.42
2019 93.83 +4.94 pp
2018 88.9 −0.4 pp
2017 89.3
2015 94.27 +4.6 pp
2014 89.66 −1.68 pp
2013 91.34 +0.02 pp
2012 91.32 +3.31 pp
2011 88.01
2009 83.08 +1.27 pp
2008 81.81 +6.86 pp
2007 74.95 +6.32 pp
2006 68.63 −2.28 pp
2005 70.91 +6.09 pp
2004 64.82 −0.51 pp
2003 65.33 +1.13 pp
2002 64.21 +1.23 pp
2001 62.98 −3.21 pp
2000 66.19 +3.33 pp
1999 62.86
1992 63.85 +6.06 pp
1991 57.79
1981 57.02 +2.59 pp
1980 54.44 +0.74 pp
1979 53.7 +0.12 pp
1978 53.59 +1.41 pp
1977 52.18 +2.18 pp
1976 50 +2.61 pp
1975 47.39 +1.58 pp
1974 45.81
1972 56.01 −5.89 pp
1971 61.9

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.