Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 5.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.2%
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
95th
of 112 countries
All-time high
6.6%
in 2021
All-time low
2.5%
in 2006
Years of data
9
2006–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana stood at 5.2%.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana peaked at 6.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2006.
That places Ghana 95th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.5% | — |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +91.2% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +88.6% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -28.0% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +14.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 5.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.5%, 80% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 5.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.0%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 5.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 6.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ghana was 5.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Ghana ranks 95th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release