Stepping Up Skills in Urban Ghana: Snapshot of the STEP Skills Measurement Survey by Peter Darvas Marta Favara & Tamara Arnold

Author:Peter Darvas, Marta Favara & Tamara Arnold
Language: eng
Format: epub

Note: The figure excludes those who are currently attending school. The dash lines indicate the expected age of completion for each education level. JHS = junior high school; SHS = senior high school.

Although education attainment is increasing, delays in completion remain prevalent. Primary school should be completed by age 11, JHS by age 14, and SHS by age 17. However, those whose maximum level of education is primary graduate at an average age of 16.4. Considering their late entry, it takes them almost nine years to complete this level, four years more than expected (figure 4.9). For JHS and SHS, the difference between the actual and expected ages of graduation decreases, with the difference being about three years for both JHS and SHS. However, students are graduating from SHS at the age at which they should be finishing tertiary education instead. Tertiary education is the level with the highest delay in completion: although the expected age of completion is 21, the graduation age is on average almost six years later.

Almost one out of four adults dropped out of school. The dropout rate is highest during primary education and JHS: among dropouts, 44 percent left school before completing primary education, 37 percent while attending JHS, 16 percent while attending SHS, and 4 percent during tertiary education. Among those starting primary education, 82 continue with a higher level of education; for 8 percent, primary education is their highest level of education, and 10 percent dropped out of primary education before completing it (figure 4.10, panel a). Among those starting JHS, 10 percent dropped out before completing this level; 9 percent of SHS students dropped out before completing SHS. Most of the dropouts belonged to households with low socioeconomic status when they were 15 years old. Whereas the dropout rate for individuals from the richest households is about 26 percent, this rate increases to 38 percent among the poorest households (figure 4.10, panel b).

Figure 4.10 Dropped Out of Highest Educational Level Started, by Maximum Level of Education Completed and Socioeconomic Status

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