Education in Ghana

163 indicators covering education for Ghana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 84.9% 2024 up 22.7% 61st
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 15.17 2019 down 17.0% 90th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 29.95 2019 down 15.4% 18th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 77.3% 2014 down 13.8% 96th
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 90.6% 2024 up 136.8% 46th
Adolescents out of school, female 7.4% 2024 down 59.0% 79th
Adolescents out of school, male 3.0% 2024 down 80.6% 109th
Net intake rate in grade 1 37.1% 2009 up 25.1% 114th
Trained teachers in lower secondary education 77.0% 2021 up 17.1% 62nd
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 26.52 2018 down 10.1% 28th
Net intake rate in grade 1, female 37.7% 2009 up 27.1% 110th
Net intake rate in grade 1, male 36.5% 2009 up 23.2% 111th
Trained teachers in upper secondary education 80.6% 2021 down 2.5% 54th
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 84.6% 2021 up 5.3% 55th
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 74.1% 2021 up 21.8% 61st
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 45.53 pupils per teacher 2024 down 24.3% 18th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 22.6% 2024 up 20.0% 118th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 18.1% 2024 up 37.5% 117th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 28.9% 2024 up 12.5% 113th
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 13.1 2019 down 24.6% 73rd
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 80.2% 2021 down 7.8% 52nd
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 80.7% 2021 down 0.9% 53rd
Government expenditure per student, primary 6.4% 2014 down 72.9% 114th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 67.3% 2024 up 12.4% 108th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 75.9% 2024 up 7.0% 107th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 61.0% 2024 up 20.6% 111th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 9.1% 2022 up 26.1% 105th
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 19.6 2019 down 5.9% 26th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 12.7% 2022 up 24.2% 94th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 6.5% 2022 up 36.8% 108th
Government expenditure per student, tertiary 55.5% 2014 down 81.4% 22nd
Government expenditure per student, secondary 20.0% 2014 down 53.4% 53rd
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 58.4% 2024 up 14.7% 87th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 68.2% 2024 up 7.4% 80th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 51.4% 2024 up 27.1% 93rd
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 7.2% 2022 up 52.4% 94th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 10.0% 2022 up 38.1% 91st
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 13.7% 2022 up 34.4% 83rd
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 5.2% 2024 down 4.4% 95th
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 7.1% 2024 down 13.3% 92nd
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 3.8% 2024 up 21.9% 95th
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25 1.0% 2022 up 90.7% 72nd
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25 1.6% 2022 up 71.8% 70th