Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 6.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Ghana, 2000–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 6.5% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.5% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Ghana peaked at 9.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 108th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -30.5% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +175.9% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +58.3% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 1.7% | 5.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.5% | 9.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Ghana?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Ghana was 6.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Ghana ranks 108th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.