Ghana vs Iceland: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Ghana
24.8%
in 2024
Iceland
36.9%
in 2023
Ghana rank
17th
Iceland rank
15th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Ghana
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 36.9% against 24.8% in Ghana, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.5 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Iceland ahead.
Ghana ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 15th of 83 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.9% | 35.2% | 6.3% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 34.8% | 7.5% | Iceland |
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 Iceland?
- Iceland, at 36.9% against 24.8% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Ghana and Iceland?
- 12.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iceland?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Iceland rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 15th 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, male (%). 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