Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.1% 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 9.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana peaked at 9.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2012.
Ghana ranks 84th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 5.7% | — |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +31.4% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +21.9% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.7% | 9.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.0% | 9.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 81 India 9.5% compare
- 82 Netherlands 9.2% compare
- 83 Lesotho 9.2% compare
- 85 United Kingdom 9.0% compare
- 86 Puerto Rico 9.0% compare
- 87 Cambodia 9.0% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6091 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0714 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0734 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.95 % change on previous year (2021)
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 9.1% 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 9.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ghana ranks 84th 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 up 32.2%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release