Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary was 2.4% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Ghana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Ghana is 2.4%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Ghana peaked at 2.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 107th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5% | — |
| 1965 | 0.4% | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +60.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +47.9% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | +118.3% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +28.2% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 105 Sudan 2.7% compare
- 106 Tajikistan 2.5% compare
- 107 Senegal 2.4% compare
- 109 Mauritania 2.3% compare
- 109 Yemen 2.3% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Ghana was 2.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
- Ghana ranks 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary