Ghana vs Rwanda: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ghana
19.7%
in 2024
Rwanda
18.2%
in 2024
Ghana rank
28th
Rwanda rank
31st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ghana
- Rwanda
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 19.7% against 18.2% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 31st of 126 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.3% | 18.6% | 9.7% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 18.6% | 12.6% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Ghana or Rwanda?
- Ghana, at 19.7% against 18.2% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ghana and Rwanda?
- 1.5%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Rwanda?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Rwanda rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ghana ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 31st of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release