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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Ghana: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Ghana is placed joint 123rd of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 4.767 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 87.06 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
joint123rd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 4.767Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 87.06Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 47.22Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- —Government Spending on Education, 2023No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Ghana on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Ghana’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
4.767
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Ghana: 4.767. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Western Africa
- 0.639 Togo
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso 34.29 · Côte d’Ivoire 12.6 · Togo 0.639
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Ghana’s is from 2021 · CC BY-SA 4.0
87.06
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Ghana: 87.06. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Western Africa
- 90.61 Togo
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso 16.03 · Côte d’Ivoire 20.62 · Togo 90.61
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
47.22
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Ghana: 47.22. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Western Africa
- 57.75 Nigeria
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso 16.04 · Côte d’Ivoire 16.89 · Togo 22.09
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
UIS publishes no 2023 figure for Ghana, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Western Africa
- 6.163 Senegal
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso 5.328 · Côte d’Ivoire 3.394 · Togo 4.143
02Over time
Which way Ghana is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
GhanaWorld median
Ghana fell from 34.48 in 2000 to 4.767 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Ghana World median 2024 4.77 3.691 2023 — 3.393 2022 — 3.002 2021 9.94 3.330 2020 10.56 2.678 2019 5.51 2.758 2018 8.17 2.439 2017 6.84 2.907 2016 0.24 2.954 2015 — 3.052 2014 9.50 3.904 2013 — 3.413 2012 13.30 3.408 2011 11.28 3.626 2010 — 3.491 2009 16.91 3.577 2008 16.52 3.878 2007 21.63 4.029 2006 26.82 4.338 2005 29.26 4.571 2004 — 3.791 2003 35.27 4.412 2002 35.28 4.144 2001 39.52 4.051 2000 34.48 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
GhanaWorld median
Ghana rose from 63.31 in 2007 to 87.06 in 2021; the world median went from 86.72 to 86.96.
Every year’s figures
Year Ghana World median 2024 — 85.9 2023 — 87.6 2022 — 87.7 2021 87.1 87.0 2020 89.1 88.3 2019 81.9 88.8 2018 85.6 89.6 2017 77.5 87.4 2016 68.0 87.9 2015 93.7 88.2 2014 95.8 89.2 2013 82.2 88.0 2012 79.2 85.4 2011 74.3 86.2 2010 — 86.1 2009 71.8 84.8 2008 70.8 85.8 2007 63.3 86.7 2006 — 84.0 2005 — 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 — 80.0 2001 — 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
GhanaWorld median
Ghana rose from 6.95 in 2000 to 47.22 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Ghana World median 2025 47.2 64.9 2024 45.0 65.0 2023 42.5 64.2 2022 39.5 63.6 2021 36.6 62.9 2020 33.9 62.2 2019 31.7 61.5 2018 29.5 60.9 2017 27.4 60.5 2016 25.5 60.1 2015 23.5 58.9 2014 21.3 57.0 2013 19.1 54.7 2012 16.9 52.4 2011 15.0 50.9 2010 13.5 49.5 2009 12.5 48.5 2008 11.5 47.4 2007 10.6 46.2 2006 9.6 45.0 2005 8.7 43.8 2004 8.1 42.9 2003 7.6 41.6 2002 7.3 40.3 2001 7.0 39.0 2000 6.9 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
GhanaWorld median
Ghana fell from 5.354 in 2001 to 2.91 in 2022; the world median went from 4.1 to 4.057.
Every year’s figures
Year Ghana World median 2023 — 3.7092 2022 2.91 4.0570 2021 3.40 4.2611 2020 3.41 4.4056 2019 3.15 4.1407 2018 3.89 4.2159 2017 3.53 4.1401 2016 4.39 4.2342 2015 4.43 4.2386 2014 4.40 4.2005 2013 4.58 4.3493 2012 7.92 4.0348 2011 8.14 3.9987 2010 5.54 4.1396 2009 5.32 4.6638 2008 5.76 4.4226 2007 5.52 4.1717 2006 5.15 4.0593 2005 7.42 4.0557 2004 7.54 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 — 4.0173 2001 5.35 4.1002 2000 — 3.8861
03In context
Ghana beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Ghana and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Togo | 94th | 0.639 | 90.61 | 22.09 | 4.143 |
| Ghana | =123rd | 4.767 | 87.06 | 47.22 | — |
 Burkina Faso | 166th | 34.29 | 16.03 | 16.04 | 5.328 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 173rd | 12.6 | 20.62 | 16.89 | 3.394 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Ghana in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Ghana is ahead of the world, and behind
30 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median2
Statistics on which Ghana does better than the middle country measured.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3435.1686.343▲ Improved since 2014
Ghana: 5.168 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 64th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.670.619▼ Worsened since 2015
Ghana: 0.67 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 81st of 176 · derived.
Behind the world median21
Statistics on which Ghana does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.0241.244▲ Improved since 2014
Ghana: 1.024 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 5th of 95 · derived.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.4070.529No earlier reading
Ghana: 0.407 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6689.3393.66▲ Improved since 2014
Ghana: 89.33 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2165.289.21▲ Improved since 2015
Ghana: 65.2 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 109th of 164 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2291.5198.22No earlier reading
Ghana: 91.51 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9337.1079.933No real change since 2013
Ghana: 7.107 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 142nd of 193 · derived.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9976.4993.99No earlier reading
Ghana: 76.49 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 129th of 172 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4379.0997.43No real change since 2015
Ghana: 79.09 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 126th of 165 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9415.9597.941No real change since 2017
Ghana: 5.959 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 132nd of 172 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3411.4213.34No real change since 2013
Ghana: 11.42 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 150th of 195 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7721.3352.77No real change since 2014
Ghana: 21.33 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 75th of 95 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9587.48701.95No earlier reading
Ghana: 87.48 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 117th of 145 · derived.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1975.7293.19▼ Worsened since 2014
Ghana: 75.72 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 91st of 109 · derived.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6745.5320.67▲ Improved since 2014
Ghana: 45.53 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 16th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4940.7435.494▼ Worsened since 2014
Ghana: 0.743 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 65th of 75 · derived.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.864.5319.86▼ Worsened since 2013
Ghana: 4.53 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 80th of 90 · derived.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.5620.446No earlier reading
Ghana: 0.562 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 18th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7623.1665.76▲ Improved since 2013
Ghana: 23.16 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 86th of 95 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5911.7214.59▼ Worsened since 2014
Ghana: 11.72 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 77 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.94.84848.9No earlier reading
Ghana: 4.848 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32307.28414.32No real change since 2017
Ghana: 307.28 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 171st of 172 · derived.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24010,2162,240No real change since 2022
Ghana: 10,216 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6014.8915.601Moved since 2015
Ghana: 4.891 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3524.2734.35Moved since 2018
Ghana: 24.27 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2793.3945.279No real change since 2013
Ghana: 3.394 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 212No earlier reading
Ghana: 1 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1726.0738.17No earlier reading
Ghana: 26.07 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.322.1935.3Moved since 2015
Ghana: 22.19 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
No current reading for Ghana
Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2014), Government Spending on Education (last 2022), Learning Poverty, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Primary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary (last 2021), PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate (last 2021), Primary Schools with Electricity (last 2021), Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching (last 2019) and Research and Development Spending (last 2010). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Ghana’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Ghana’s 9th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability34th of 1864/4 keys
- Peace & Security44th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 57th of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology66th of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions72nd of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience102nd of 1934/4 keys
- Energyjoint 95th of 1653/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 112th of 1824/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 123rd of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality114th of 1834/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade119th of 1773/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 124th of 1844/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 120th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing147th of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital150th of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality149th of 1593/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Ghana can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Tunisia=48th3/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Togo94th4/4 keysThis page
Ghana=123rd3/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Ghana on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Ghana rank on education & knowledge?
Ghana is placed joint 123rd of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary and Upper Secondary Completion Rate). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Ghana?
4.767 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Ghana?
87.06 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Ghana compare with Côte d’Ivoire on education & knowledge?
Côte d’Ivoire is placed 173rd of 198, and Ghana joint 123rd. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Côte d’Ivoire 12.6, Ghana 4.767; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Côte d’Ivoire 20.62, Ghana 87.06; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Côte d’Ivoire 16.89, Ghana 47.22.
How have Ghana’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 34.48 in 2000 to 4.767 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 63.31 in 2007 to 87.06 in 2021; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 6.95 in 2000 to 47.22 in 2025; Government Spending on Education fell from 5.354 in 2001 to 2.91 in 2022.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Ghana?
No current reading is published for Ghana on Government Funding per Primary Student, Government Spending on Education, Learning Poverty, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Primary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate, Primary Schools with Electricity, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching and Research and Development Spending. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 30 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Ghana’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Ghana (banner) — Erik Cleves Kristensen derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Ghana: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/ghana/education