Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ghana
Ghana: Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 0.9048 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ghana, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ghana stood at 0.9048.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 0.9405 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4922, in 1991.
That places Ghana 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 | 0.5513 | 0.5091 | 0.5731 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.531 | 0.4922 | 0.5986 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7344 | 0.6091 | 0.8094 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8865 | 0.7831 | 0.9405 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8989 | 0.8934 | 0.9048 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 136 Qatar 0.9133 compare
- 137 Nepal 0.9125 compare
- 138 Papua New Guinea 0.9086 compare
- 140 Yemen 0.8939 compare
- 141 Mauritania 0.8774 compare
- 142 Central African Republic 0.8721 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 upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ghana?
- Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Ghana was 0.9048 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9405 in 2017.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4922 in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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