Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Ghana, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Ghana is 1.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Ghana peaked at 1.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2007.
Ghana ranks 39th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.6% | — |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Ghana?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Ghana was 1.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Ghana ranks 39th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release