Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 19.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 19.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana peaked at 42.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2015.
Ghana ranks 28th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 30.4% | — |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +38.7% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | +29.3% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | +22.8% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -39.6% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | -23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.3% | 19.1% | 34.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 19.7% | 42.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana was 19.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release