Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana stood at 3.7%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana peaked at 6.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2024.
That places Ghana 69th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.7% | — |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -34.3% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 6.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (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 3.7% 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 6.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ghana ranks 69th out of 123 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 44.7%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release