Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master non-immigrant s in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master non-immigrant s was 1.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Ghana, 2006–2022
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master non-immigrant s in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4% | — |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +92.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +61.7% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +38.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -24.1% |
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 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
- 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 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