Ghana vs Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ghana
6.0%
in 2024
Uruguay
13.2%
in 2023
Ghana rank
9th
Uruguay rank
6th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ghana
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13.2% against 6.0% in Ghana, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Uruguay ahead.
Ghana ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 126 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 3.3% | 2.9% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 13.2% against 6.0% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ghana and Uruguay?
- 7.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uruguay?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ghana ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, 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