Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 6.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Ghana, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Ghana is 6.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.4% on the previous year and down 60.4% over five years.
That places Ghana 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.1% | — |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -27.6% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -27.4% |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 65 Monaco 6.6%
- 66 Bulgaria 6.5%
- 67 Panama 6.5%
- 69 Madagascar 6.3%
- 70 United Arab Emirates 6.2%
- 71 Eswatini 6.1%
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 6.4% in 2019, 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 6.4% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Ghana ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- 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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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.