Ghana vs Samoa: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Ghana
82.1%
in 2024
Samoa
90.4%
in 2024
Ghana rank
66th
Samoa rank
64th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Ghana
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 90.4% against 82.1% in Ghana, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 66th and Samoa ranks 64th of 78 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 | 69.6% | 75.0% | 5.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 71.1% | 3.8% | 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 Samoa?
- Samoa, at 90.4% against 82.1% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Ghana and Samoa?
- 8.3%, with Samoa 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 66th and Samoa ranks 64th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational 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