Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Ghana
Ghana: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 44.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Ghana, 2012–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Ghana is 44.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
That places Ghana 84th out of 95 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 39.4% | — |
| 2015 | 43.5% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 81 Lebanon 46.9%
- 82 India 46.8% compare
- 83 Saudi Arabia 45.5% compare
- 85 Switzerland 44.6% compare
- 86 Argentina 43.3%
- 87 United Arab Emirates 43.2% compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Ghana?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Ghana was 44.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Ghana ranks 84th out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.