Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana
Ghana: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.09 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana stood at 1.09 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 1.09 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6551 index, in 1981.
Ghana ranks 46th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6551 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.6643 index | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6762 index | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6866 index | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6928 index | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6944 index | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7009 index | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7051 index | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.71 index | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7182 index | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7243 index | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7293 index | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7314 index | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7461 index | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7629 index | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.784 index | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.806 index | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8329 index | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.861 index | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.884 index | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9014 index | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.921 index | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9416 index | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9571 index | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9653 index | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9673 index | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9636 index | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9662 index | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9772 index | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9949 index | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.02 index | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 index | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 index | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.05 index | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.07 index | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.08 index | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.08 index | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.08 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.08 index | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.08 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.08 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.08 index | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.08 index | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.09 index | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.09 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.09 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6873 index | 0.6551 index | 0.71 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7696 index | 0.7182 index | 0.861 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9445 index | 0.884 index | 0.9772 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 0.9949 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 index | 1.08 index | 1.09 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana was 1.09 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6551 index in 1981.
- How does Ghana rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 46th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.