School enrollment, tertiary, male in Ghana
Ghana: School enrollment, tertiary, male was 21.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary, male in Ghana is 21.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, male in Ghana peaked at 22.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1971.
Ghana ranks 115th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.3% | — |
| 1972 | 1.4% | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +22.6% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -34.2% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +250.8% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +42.0% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +36.1% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.3% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 14.0% | 19.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.8% | 22.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 112 Qatar 25.1% compare
- 113 Guatemala 24.1% compare
- 114 British Virgin Islands 22.8% compare
- 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.7% compare
- 117 Luxembourg 20.5% compare
- 118 Cambodia 20.2% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, male in Ghana?
- School enrollment, tertiary, male in Ghana was 21.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for school enrollment, tertiary, male?
- Ghana ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.