Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Ghana

Ghana: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes was 52.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
52.2%
World rank
22nd
of 30 countries
All-time high
52.2%
in 2018
All-time low
26.7%
in 2003
Years of data
6
2003–2018

Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Ghana, 2003–2018

02040602003201020182003: 26.7 %2006: 34.1 %2009: 36.7 %2011: 38.4 %2014: 42.1 %2018: 52.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 52.2% for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 42.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 52.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2003.

That places Ghana 22nd out of 30 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) in Ghana, 2003 to 2018.
Year % Change
2003 26.7%
2006 34.1% +27.4%
2009 36.7% +7.8%
2011 38.4% +4.6%
2014 42.1% +9.5%
2018 52.2% +24.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.5% 26.7% 36.7% 3
2010s 44.2% 38.4% 52.2% 3

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 19 Bangladesh 70.4% compare
  2. 20 Togo 62.4% compare
  3. 21 Guatemala 56.0% compare
  4. 23 Gambia 46.3% compare
  5. 24 Zambia 39.1% compare
  6. 25 Cameroon 35.9% compare

See the full ranking of 30 places →

More reference data data for Ghana

All data for Ghana →

Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Ghana?
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Ghana was 52.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2003.
How does Ghana rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 22nd out of 30 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Ghana. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/completion-rate-primary-education-poorest-quintile-both-sexes-percent/ghana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/completion-rate-primary-education-poorest-quintile-both-sexes-percent/ghana/">Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Ghana</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 314 data points, 1999–2019
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/