Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 10.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 260.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana peaked at 11.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2012.
That places Ghana 24th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.6% | — |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +132.4% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +155.8% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +110.3% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.3% | 1.6% | 6.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 5.6% | 11.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.7% compare
- 22 Slovakia 11.5% compare
- 23 Spain 10.8% compare
- 25 Armenia 10.7% compare
- 26 New Zealand 10.5% compare
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 10.5% compare
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 in Ghana?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana was 10.8% 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 11.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ghana ranks 24th out of 122 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 260.2%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release