Ghana vs Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ghana
8.6%
in 2024
Uruguay
11.1%
in 2023
Ghana rank
9th
Uruguay rank
7th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ghana
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 11.1% against 8.6% in Ghana, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 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 7th of 123 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 | 0.5% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 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 11.1% against 8.6% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ghana and Uruguay?
- 2.5%, 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 7th of 123 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, female (%). 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