Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.2985 LPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana is 0.2985 LPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana peaked at 0.4314 LPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1622 LPIA, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 71st of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4314 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.2208 LPIA | -48.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1622 LPIA | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2214 LPIA | +36.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3106 LPIA | +40.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3599 LPIA | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3034 LPIA | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2985 LPIA | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3261 LPIA | 0.2208 LPIA | 0.4314 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2635 LPIA | 0.1622 LPIA | 0.3599 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3009 LPIA | 0.2985 LPIA | 0.3034 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana was 0.2985 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4314 LPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1622 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ghana ranks 71st out of 93 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release