Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 11.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Ghana, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Ghana stood at 11.4%.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Ghana peaked at 20.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2023.
That places Ghana 121st out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.1% | — |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +27.5% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -32.3% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +79.6% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +11.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 11.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.0%, 38% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 11.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.2%, 37% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +79.6% | 11.3% | 20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 11.3% | 16.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 11.3% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.3% | 13.2% | 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 11.4% 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 20.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Ghana ranks 121st out of 143 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 down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release