Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Ghana, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.2% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Ghana peaked at 1.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2017.
That places Ghana 88th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.2% | — |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 5 |
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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Ghana?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Ghana was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Ghana ranks 88th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release