Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana
Ghana: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana stood at 1.11 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 1.11 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6948 index, in 1981.
That places Ghana 26th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7489 index | 0.6948 index | 0.7962 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8775 index | 0.8059 index | 0.9561 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 0.975 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 index | 1.06 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 index | 1.1 index | 1.11 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 23 Mauritania 1.12 index compare
- 24 Gambia 1.11 index compare
- 25 Kenya 1.11 index compare
- 27 Comoros 1.1 index compare
- 28 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.1 index compare
- 29 Sao Tome and Principe 1.09 index compare
More gender data for Ghana
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 433,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 417,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 429,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 413,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 425,637 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana was 1.11 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6948 index in 1981.
- How does Ghana rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.