Primary net enrolment in Ghana
In Ghana, 95.2% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2016.
Ghana, 2024
95.2%
Change from 2021
+5.2percentage points
Primary net enrolment in Ghana over time
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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.2% |
| 2021 | 90.1% |
| 2020 | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 94.5% |
| 2018 | 91.8% |
| 2017 | 93.2% |
| 2016 | 99.8% |
| 2014 | 90.5% |
| 2012 | 86.7% |
| 2011 | 88.7% |
| 2009 | 83.1%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2008 | 83.5%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2007 | 78.4%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2006 | 73.2%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2005 | 70.7%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2003 | 64.7%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2002 | 64.7%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2001 | 60.5%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- The previous available figure was 90.1% in 2021, a change of +5.2 percentage points.
- Since 2009, when it was 83.1%, the figure has changed by +12.1 percentage points.
More for Ghana
All statistics for Ghana
Out-of-school children
4.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school enrolment (gross)
101.0%
2024 · 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