Primary school enrolment (gross) in Ghana
Gross primary school enrolment in Ghana was 101.0% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2016.
Ghana, 2024
101.0%
Change from 2022
+2.7percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Ghana over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 101.0% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | – | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 100.5% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 101.8% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 103.2% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 101.1% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 102.1% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | – | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 100.8% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 78.8% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 98.2% in 2022, a change of +2.7 percentage points.
- Since 2013, when it was 101.1%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.
More for Ghana
All statistics for Ghana
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
21.3%
2024 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
27.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
77.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
71.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
45.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS