Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.2448 LPIA in 2022. ◆ Volatile
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 0.2448 LPIA, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana peaked at 0.5734 LPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1224 LPIA, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 76th of 87 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 | 0.5734 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.1456 LPIA | -74.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1224 LPIA | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1653 LPIA | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3449 LPIA | +108.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3021 LPIA | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2638 LPIA | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2448 LPIA | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3595 LPIA | 0.1456 LPIA | 0.5734 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2337 LPIA | 0.1224 LPIA | 0.3449 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2543 LPIA | 0.2448 LPIA | 0.2638 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 0.2448 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 0.5734 LPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1224 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ghana ranks 76th out of 87 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 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release