Adult literacy rate of Ghana rocketed by 24.63% from 64.49 % in 2017 to 80.38 % in 2020. Since the 22.41% surge in 2010, adult literacy rate surged by 13.21% in 2020. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.

Adult literacy rate of Ghana rocketed by 24.63% from 64.5 % in 2017 to 80.4 % in 2020. Since the 22.41% jump in 2010, adult literacy rate surged by 13.21% in 2020. Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.