Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Ghana

Ghana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 50.2% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
50.2%
World rank
26th
of 42 countries
All-time high
53.3%
in 2006
All-time low
45.5%
in 2011
Years of data
7
2003–2018

Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Ghana, 2003–2018

02040602003201020182003: 47.8 %2006: 53.3 %2009: 46.1 %2010: 52.2 %2011: 45.5 %2014: 49.8 %2018: 50.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 50.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in 2018.

The figure is up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Ghana peaked at 53.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2011.

That places Ghana 26th out of 42 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.1% 46.1% 53.3% 3
2010s 49.4% 45.5% 52.2% 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 23 Nigeria 59.1% compare
  2. 24 Honduras 56.0% compare
  3. 25 Zimbabwe 54.4% compare
  4. 27 Zambia 48.4% compare
  5. 28 Gambia 47.8% compare
  6. 29 Guatemala 45.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Ghana?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Ghana was 50.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2006.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2011.
How does Ghana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
Ghana ranks 26th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/