Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Ghana

Ghana: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 35.3% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
35.3%
World rank
23rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
35.3%
in 2018
All-time low
4.6%
in 2003
Years of data
7
2003–2018

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

0102030402003201020182003: 4.6 %2006: 5.2 %2009: 24.6 %2010: 11.3 %2011: 12.2 %2014: 34.4 %2018: 35.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Ghana is 35.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Ghana peaked at 35.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2003.

Ghana ranks 23rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.5% 4.6% 24.6% 3
2010s 23.3% 11.3% 35.3% 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 20 Nigeria 43.3% compare
  2. 21 Honduras 42.9% compare
  3. 22 Kenya 39.1% compare
  4. 24 Guatemala 32.9% compare
  5. 25 Bangladesh 27.3% compare
  6. 26 Zambia 26.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Ghana?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Ghana was 35.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2003.
How does Ghana rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
Ghana ranks 23rd out of 41 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 385 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/