Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana
Ghana: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9928 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.9928 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana peaked at 0.9962 index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7764 index, in 1978.
That places Ghana 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8183 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.8056 index | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7995 index | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8087 index | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7861 index | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7782 index | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.78 index | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7764 index | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7882 index | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7989 index | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8112 index | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8081 index | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8072 index | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8074 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7897 index | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7767 index | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8147 index | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8227 index | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8321 index | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8436 index | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8582 index | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8685 index | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8752 index | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.885 index | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9016 index | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9097 index | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9204 index | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9208 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.929 index | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9201 index | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9401 index | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.962 index | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9631 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9633 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9635 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9702 index | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9711 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9787 index | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9791 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9794 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9916 index | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9893 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9917 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9926 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9962 index | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9939 index | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9723 index | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9928 index | +2.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.9928 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.9928 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7935 index | 0.7764 index | 0.8183 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8041 index | 0.7767 index | 0.8227 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8663 index | 0.8321 index | 0.9016 index | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9392 index | 0.9097 index | 0.9635 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9826 index | 0.9702 index | 0.9926 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9888 index | 0.9723 index | 0.9962 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Ghana was 0.9928 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9962 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7764 index in 1978.
- How does Ghana rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.