Menu

Ghana education indicators: the system

7 indicators on the system. Enrolment, completion, and who is left out. Each carries the years published, the latest value, the source and the year that source reports. The data hub has every topic in one table.

Adult literacy

2000 57.9%2010 71.5%2015 60.2%2017 64.5%2021 76.5%

76.5%
as reported for 2021
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2021.

Children out of primary school

2005 988,7782006 920,1492007 758,7182008 593,7762009 624,6372011 438,2042012 529,3292014 392,7642016 10,3682017 299,1782018 364,4402019 251,2312020 492,0432021 472,7532024 235,313

235,313
as reported for 2024
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2024.

Primary completion rate

2005 70.9%2006 68.6%2007 74.9%2008 81.8%2009 83.1%2011 88.0%2012 91.3%2013 91.3%2014 89.7%2015 94.3%2017 89.3%2018 88.9%2019 93.8%2022 93.4%2024 97.5%

97.5%
as reported for 2024
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2024.

Primary pupils in private schools

2006 15.2%2007 16.1%2008 17.3%2009 18.0%2011 19.3%2012 22.1%2013 23.1%2014 23.2%2015 25.3%2016 25.3%2017 25.8%2018 27.9%2020 29.8%2021 30.9%2022 28.4%

28.4%
as reported for 2022
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2022.

Pupils enrolled in primary school

2008 3,625,1782009 3,659,1162011 3,962,7792012 4,062,0262013 4,105,9132014 4,117,1522015 4,342,3152016 4,358,1762017 4,393,0612018 4,401,1942019 4,549,8752020 4,584,3812021 4,729,5142022 4,760,5732024 4,984,126

4,984,126
as reported for 2024
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2024.

Pupils per teacher, primary

2004 32.342005 32.812006 35.392007 31.992008 32.242009 33.112011 31.042012 32.982013 31.682014 30.082015 31.262016 30.582017 27.302018 27.252019 26.99

26.99
as reported for 2019
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2019.

Students enrolled in secondary school

2008 1,723,7342009 1,812,0842011 2,148,2662012 2,223,8212013 2,356,6862014 2,265,6922015 2,439,5012016 2,511,8652017 2,550,7142018 2,677,1452019 2,851,1602020 3,018,2442021 3,163,4742022 3,289,6072024 3,334,409

3,334,409
as reported for 2024
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2024.