Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted 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 … other adjusted 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% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- 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)
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