Ghana vs Rwanda: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Ghana
17.9%
in 2024
Rwanda
32.7%
in 2024
Ghana rank
18th
Rwanda rank
16th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Ghana
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 32.7% against 17.9% in Ghana, a difference of 14.8%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.8 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Rwanda ahead.
Ghana ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 16th of 83 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.4% | 100.0% | 69.6% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 18.3% | 4.6% | Ghana |
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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 32.7% against 17.9% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Ghana and Rwanda?
- 14.8%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Rwanda?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Rwanda rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 16th 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, 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