Ghana vs Samoa: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Ghana
14.0%
in 2024
Samoa
9.4%
in 2024
Ghana rank
19th
Samoa rank
21st
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Ghana
- Samoa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 14.0% against 9.4% in Samoa, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.5 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Samoa ahead.
Ghana ranks 19th and Samoa ranks 21st of 83 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.8% | 27.9% | 3.9% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 35.0% | 11.6% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in, Ghana or Samoa?
- Ghana, at 14.0% against 9.4% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Ghana and Samoa?
- 4.6%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Samoa rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 19th and Samoa ranks 21st of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, 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