Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.6% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Ghana, 2006β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ghana stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.1% on the previous year and up 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ghana peaked at 2.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 35th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 32 Serbia, Republic of 3.1% compare
- 33 Mongolia 2.2% compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.9% compare
- 36 Costa Rica 1.5%
- 37 Montenegro 1.3% compare
- 38 Rwanda 0.7% compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ghana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ghana was 1.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Ghana ranks 35th out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release