Education in Ghana 163 indicators covering education for Ghana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 92.4% 2021 up 4.9% 82nd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 4,492 2024 down 13.0% 25th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 3,565 2024 up 4.0% 27th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 4,344 2024 down 0.5% 32nd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 5,119 2024 up 5.4% 36th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 104.5% 2019 down 3.6% 75th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 103.3% 2019 down 4.0% 78th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.4% 2100 down 41.9% 99th Number of adults with no formal education by region 258,400 people 2100 down 40.9% 43rd Population by level of education 12.46 million people 2100 up 18.2% 50th Repeaters, primary, female 1.7% 2018 down 71.7% 98th Repeaters, primary, male 1.9% 2018 down 72.7% 105th School enrollment, secondary, private 15.4% 2024 down 5.3% 82nd School enrollment, primary 86.2% 2019 up 19.1% 144th Trained teachers in primary education 89.3% 2024 up 70.5% 83rd Over-age students, primary 15.4% 2018 down 40.8% 35th Secondary education, teachers 31.1% 2024 up 27.7% 170th School enrollment, primary, female 86.6% 2019 up 19.5% 121st School enrollment, primary, male 85.7% 2019 up 18.6% 125th Over-age students, primary, male 15.5% 2018 down 42.3% 37th Over-age students, primary, female 15.3% 2018 down 39.0% 30th Compulsory education, duration 11 years 2025 unchanged 62nd Progression to secondary school 93.7% 2017 down 6.2% 111th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 86.7% 2019 up 3.1% 145th Trained teachers in primary education, female 89.8% 2024 up 41.4% 83rd Trained teachers in primary education, male 88.8% 2024 up 95.2% 75th Primary education, pupils 49.3% 2019 up 1.6% 32nd Tertiary education, academic staff 25.5% 2024 up 30.8% 142nd Persistence to grade 5, female 89.3% 2021 up 1.9% 89th Persistence to grade 5, male 95.5% 2021 up 7.8% 53rd School enrollment, secondary 57.2% 2019 up 34.6% 119th Preprimary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 61st Progression to secondary school, male 92.7% 2017 down 7.2% 109th School enrollment, secondary, female 57.9% 2019 up 42.3% 116th School enrollment, secondary, male 56.6% 2019 up 27.8% 116th Progression to secondary school, female 94.8% 2017 down 5.2% 98th Expenditure on tertiary education 18.3% 2014 down 6.5% 92nd Literacy rate, youth female 91.3% 2021 up 7.9% 75th Children out of school, primary 235,313 2024 down 40.1% 36th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 87.2% 2019 up 3.4% 123rd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 86.2% 2019 up 2.8% 126th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.9218 GPI 2022 down 1.9% 80th Literacy rate, youth male 91.7% 2021 up 3.9% 69th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 26.99 2019 down 18.5% 53rd Literacy rate, youth total 91.5% 2021 up 6.8% 67th Expenditure on secondary education 37.0% 2014 up 8.3% 54th Expenditure on primary education 21.7% 2014 down 45.4% 128th Secondary education, pupils 48.9% 2019 up 6.7% 110th Children out of school, primary, female 99,325 2024 down 52.3% 41st Children out of school, primary, male 135,989 2024 down 26.4% 38th Literacy rate, adult total 76.5% 2021 up 7.0% 64th Literacy rate, adult male 81.3% 2021 up 3.8% 65th Trained teachers in preprimary education 87.7% 2024 up 113.1% 60th Trained teachers in secondary education 82.9% 2024 up 14.7% 68th Adolescents out of school 5.2% 2024 down 69.1% 99th Current education expenditure, total 91.4% 2014 up 2.5% 70th Current education expenditure, primary 93.1% 2014 up 8.1% 69th Current education expenditure, secondary 96.5% 2014 up 6.8% 39th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 87.4% 2024 up 109.2% 61st Trained teachers in secondary education, female 78.6% 2024 down 4.3% 70th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →