Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Ghana
Ghana: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14.0%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
19th
of 83 countries
All-time high
36.1%
in 2019
All-time low
14.0%
in 2024
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Ghana, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Ghana stood at 14.0%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
That places Ghana 19th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 27.5% | — |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +31.2% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -34.5% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.8% | 27.5% | 36.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 14.0% | 30.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Ghana?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Ghana was 14.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 19th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. 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 Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release