Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s was 2.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.3%
Change on year
down 27.0%
World rank
61st
of 68 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.8%
in 2006
Years of data
7
2006–2022
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 2.3%.
The figure is down 27.0% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ghana peaked at 3.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 61st of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8% | — |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +64.1% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +32.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -27.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 75% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.5%, 66% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 2 |
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 master's or equivalent in Ghana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ghana was 2.3% 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 3.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 68 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 40.6%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release