Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 18.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ghana, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ghana is 18.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ghana peaked at 18.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2016.
Ghana ranks 92nd of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14.2% | — |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +22.3% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.5% | 12.2% | 16.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 14.3% | 18.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 89 Poland 19.2% compare
- 90 Australia 18.9% compare
- 91 Kyrgyzstan 18.8% compare
- 93 Seychelles 18.5% compare
- 94 Bahrain 18.5% compare
- 95 Palestine, State of 18.2% compare
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 science, technology, engineering and in Ghana?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ghana was 18.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Ghana ranks 92nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release