Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 17.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana stood at 17.4%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana peaked at 44.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 45th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 39.1% | — |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | -44.0% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | -30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.8% | 24.3% | 39.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 17.4% | 44.4% | 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 17.4% 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 44.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ghana ranks 45th out of 124 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 36.0%. 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 Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release