Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.3256 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.3256 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana peaked at 0.3927 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1784 LPIA, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 65th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3712 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.2682 LPIA | -27.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1784 LPIA | -33.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2473 LPIA | +38.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2761 LPIA | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3927 LPIA | +42.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3269 LPIA | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3256 LPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3197 LPIA | 0.2682 LPIA | 0.3712 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2736 LPIA | 0.1784 LPIA | 0.3927 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3262 LPIA | 0.3256 LPIA | 0.3269 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 0.3256 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 0.3927 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1784 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ghana ranks 65th out of 91 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 31.7%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release