Which region has the best WASSCE results in Ghana?

The newest region-level WASSCE figures we hold are the 2014 core subject credit passes, on the ten regions as they were before 2019. Brong Ahafo leads on the average of the four subjects at 74.3% and Northern is last at 32.3%. WAEC does not publish current regional tables that we can source, so we show none.

How does Ghana rank by region in education?

On the latest District League Table education index (2021/22), Central ranks first and Savannah ranks last of 16 regions. The index is a composite score, ranked inside each edition. It is not a pass rate, and scores are never compared across editions.

Which region has the best BECE results?

On the 2016/17 District League Table II chart, Western shows the highest regional average pass rate at 87.9%, on the old boundaries. The Ministry of Education average raw score for 2015 to 2018 orders the regions differently, so treat the top place as close and read both tables on this page.

Which region has the most schools for its population?

Upper West, with 213 schools on the register for every 100,000 people at the 2021 census. Greater Accra has the fewest, at 99. This counts schools, not places in them, so it says nothing about class sizes.

Do you rank individual schools?

No. We hold no school-level exam results, so no school is ranked or scored on this site. These tables stop at region and district because that is where the published data stops.

Why are some regions missing from the BECE and WASSCE tables?

Those figures were collected before 2019, when Ghana had ten regions. Six regions have no figures of their own, and Northern, Volta and Western cannot be split, so their old values stay under the old boundaries.

Ghana regions ranked: BECE, WASSCE and education scores

All 16 regions ranked on the education index: Central is first in 2021/22 and Savannah is last. Upper West has the most schools for its population, 213 per 100,000 people. The newest region-level WASSCE and BECE figures date from 2014 and 2016/17, so each table states its year. We rank regions and districts, never individual schools.

Education index, top

Central

2021/22, rank 1 of 16

Education index, last

Savannah

2021/22, rank 16

Most schools per person

Upper West

213 per 100,000 people

Regions ranked

261 districts below them

Education index by region, 2019/20 to 2021/22

Rank 1 is highest. Each edition is ranked on its own, because the scores jump between editions.

Regions ranked on the education index, three editions
Region	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	Score 2021/22
Central	1	2	1	58.2
Western	6	5	2	54.4
Ahafo	7	8	3	54.2
Upper East	10	10	4	53.8
Ashanti	4	3	5	50.6
Upper West	9	12	6	48.1
Greater Accra	2	1	7	47.6
Western North	3	4	8	47.6
Eastern	14	13	9	47.3
Bono	8	6	10	45.9
Bono East	12	9	11	43.9
Oti	13	11	12	43.9
Volta	11	14	13	42
North East	15	15	14	41.1
Northern	5	7	15	31.1
Savannah	16	16	16	28

Source: UNICEF Ghana and CDD-Ghana, 2022. A composite of education indicators, not a pass rate. The trend line shows rank only, higher is better.

Schools per 100,000 people, by region

Schools on the register against the 2021 census population.

Regions ranked by schools per 100,000 people
Region	Rank	Schools per 100,000 people	Schools	People, 2021
Upper West	1	213	1,931	904,695
Eastern	2	179	5,241	2,925,653
Upper East	3	177	2,298	1,301,226
Oti	4	175	1,311	747,248
Western North	5	171	1,508	880,921
Bono	6	156	1,883	1,208,649
Ahafo	7	154	872	564,668
Central	8	151	4,307	2,859,821
Volta	9	150	2,493	1,659,040
Savannah	10	148	968	653,266
Western	11	148	3,052	2,060,585
Bono East	12	140	1,684	1,203,400
Ashanti	13	130	7,051	5,440,463
Northern	14	117	2,701	2,310,939
North East	15	109	721	658,946
Greater Accra	16	99	5,405	5,455,692

Source: Ministry of Education Ghana school register and Ghana Statistical Service, 2021. Our calculation.

BECE and learning results by region

These figures were collected before 2019 and belong to the regions as they were then. Northern, Volta and Western cannot be split into the new regions.

BECE pass rate, 2016/17

Western, old boundaries87.9%
Ashanti83.0%
Brong Ahafo, old boundaries82.5%
Greater Accra80.0%
Central74.3%
Eastern66.5%
Northern, old boundaries65.2%
Volta, old boundaries62.0%
Upper East54.3%
Upper West48.5%

Source: UNICEF Ghana and CDD-Ghana (with MLGRD), 2019. Regional average of district pass rates, read from the report's chart labels.

BECE average raw score out of 600, 2015 to 2018

Ashanti2015 to 2018

306.2

Brong Ahafo, old boundaries2015 to 2018

301.9

Central2015 to 2018

287.5

Eastern2015 to 2018

271.8

Greater Accra2015 to 2018

340.3

Northern, old boundaries2015 to 2018

250.3

Upper East2015 to 2018

228.8

Upper West2015 to 2018

228.9

Volta, old boundaries2015 to 2018

251.6

Western, old boundaries2015 to 2018

298.3

Source: Ministry of Education, Ghana, 2018. An average score, not a pass rate.

WASSCE credit passes by region, 2014

Share of candidates with grades A1 to C6, region by region and by core subject. Ranked on the simple average of the four subjects, our calculation, because candidate counts by subject are not published.

WASSCE credit pass rate by region and core subject
Region	Rank	English	Maths	Science	Social Studies	Average
Brong Ahafo, old boundaries	1	70.0%	76.0%	65.0%	86.0%	74.3%
Ashanti	2	69.0%	59.0%	55.0%	72.0%	63.8%
Greater Accra	3	75.0%	45.0%	46.0%	74.0%	60.0%
Eastern	4	70.0%	47.0%	45.0%	73.0%	58.8%
Western, old boundaries	5	63.0%	54.0%	47.0%	71.0%	58.8%
Upper West	6	59.0%	28.0%	42.0%	80.0%	52.3%
Central	7	59.0%	36.0%	36.0%	68.0%	49.8%
Volta, old boundaries	8	61.0%	33.0%	36.0%	65.0%	48.8%
Upper East	9	47.0%	28.0%	34.0%	66.0%	43.8%
Northern, old boundaries	10	33.0%	23.0%	21.0%	52.0%	32.3%

Source: Ministry of Education, Ghana, 2015.

Primary 6 pupils proficient in English and maths, 2016

Where pupils in the last year of primary stood, ahead of the BECE.

EnglishMaths

Source: Ministry of Education Ghana, National Education Assessment, 2016.

How these tables are built

Every number is a figure a published report printed, copied with its source. Ranks are worked out from those inputs and nothing else. You can download every input as a CSV and recompute any rank. No school pays for a position and no school is ranked. Full sources are on How we compile this.

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Questions about Ghana's regions ranked

Which region has the best WASSCE results in Ghana?: The newest region-level WASSCE figures we hold are the 2014 core subject credit passes, on the ten regions as they were before 2019. Brong Ahafo leads on the average of the four subjects at 74.3% and Northern is last at 32.3%. WAEC does not publish current regional tables that we can source, so we show none.
How does Ghana rank by region in education?: On the latest District League Table education index (2021/22), Central ranks first and Savannah ranks last of 16 regions. The index is a composite score, ranked inside each edition. It is not a pass rate, and scores are never compared across editions.
Which region has the best BECE results?: On the 2016/17 District League Table II chart, Western shows the highest regional average pass rate at 87.9%, on the old boundaries. The Ministry of Education average raw score for 2015 to 2018 orders the regions differently, so treat the top place as close and read both tables on this page.
Which region has the most schools for its population?: Upper West, with 213 schools on the register for every 100,000 people at the 2021 census. Greater Accra has the fewest, at 99. This counts schools, not places in them, so it says nothing about class sizes.
Do you rank individual schools?: No. We hold no school-level exam results, so no school is ranked or scored on this site. These tables stop at region and district because that is where the published data stops.
Why are some regions missing from the BECE and WASSCE tables?: Those figures were collected before 2019, when Ghana had ten regions. Six regions have no figures of their own, and Northern, Volta and Western cannot be split, so their old values stay under the old boundaries.