Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Ghana, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Ghana is 1.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Ghana peaked at 1.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.
That places Ghana 116th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5% | — |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +48.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 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 public institutions in Ghana?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Ghana was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Ghana ranks 116th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. 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 public 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