Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
98th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2017
All-time low
0.3%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ghana, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ghana stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ghana peaked at 0.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
Ghana ranks 98th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.4% | — |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Ghana?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ghana was 0.3% 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 0.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Ghana ranks 98th out of 120 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 down 21.1%. 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 graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes 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