Education in Volta, Ghana: official figures
75.1% of people aged 15 and over in the Volta Region could read and write with understanding in at least one language at the 2021 census, 5th highest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 72.2%).
Are women in the Volta Region as literate as men?
Literacy among women aged 15 and over in the Volta Region was 67.6%, against 83.9% for men (2021 census), a gap of 16.3 percentage points.
Source: Ghana Statistical Service · saved copyHow many people in the Volta Region never went to school?
16.0% of people aged 6 and over in the Volta Region (230,313) had never attended school at the 2021 census, 5th lowest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 20.5%).
Source: Ghana Statistical Service · saved copyHow many people in the Volta Region have a tertiary education?
6.8% of people aged 6 and over in the Volta Region (97,987) had reached tertiary education (a Higher National Diploma, degree or postgraduate study) at the 2021 census, 7th highest of Ghana's 16 regions (Ghana: 8.7%).
Source: Ghana Statistical Service · saved copyMore figures
- 543,903 people aged 6 and over in the Volta Region were attending school at the time of the 2021 census, 37.8% of that age group. Source: Ghana Statistical Service · saved copy
How Volta compares with other regions
Literacy, people aged 15+ (2021 census) (2021)
Volta ranks 5 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Literacy, people aged 15+ (2021 census) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ashanti | 79.7% |
| 3 | Eastern | 78.3% |
| 4 | Central | 77.3% |
| 5 | Volta | 75.1% |
| 6 | Western | 74.8% |
| 7 | Bono | 73.7% |
| 8 | Ahafo | 72.2% |
People aged 6+ who never attended school (2021 census) (2021)
Volta ranks 12 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People aged 6+ who never attended school (2021 census) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bono | 18.5% |
| 10 | Ahafo | 18.2% |
| 11 | Western | 17.4% |
| 12 | Volta | 16.0% |
| 13 | Central | 14.3% |
| 14 | Eastern | 13.4% |
| 15 | Ashanti | 13.3% |
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Sources
- Ghana Statistical Service: 2021 Population and Housing Census, General Report Volume 3D district tables: Literacy and Education (tables 3D.3a, 3D.7a and 3D.8a), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 836bec77d67e…)
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