Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana
Ghana: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 17.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 17.8% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022.
The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana peaked at 22.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 78th out of 102 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1% | — |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +55.6% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -30.5% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +107.7% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +42.9% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.1% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 7.7% | 20.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.8% | 22.1% | 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 17.8% 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 22.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ghana ranks 78th out of 102 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 11.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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