Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana is 1.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana peaked at 1.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.
Ghana ranks 100th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.2% | — |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +84.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -24.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +60.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 97 El Salvador 1.1% compare
- 98 Botswana 1.1% compare
- 99 Namibia 1.1% compare
- 101 Madagascar 1.0% compare
- 102 Rwanda 1.0% compare
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.0% compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 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 1.1% 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 1.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ghana ranks 100th out of 117 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 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release