Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 6.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Ghana, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Ghana stood at 6.7%.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Ghana peaked at 16.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2021.
That places Ghana 78th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.0% | — |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +39.0% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -27.6% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.1% | 6.4% | 16.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Ghana?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Ghana was 6.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Ghana ranks 78th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release