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 24.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
24.8%
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
17th
of 83 countries
All-time high
33.0%
in 2019
All-time low
23.2%
in 2023
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 24.8%.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
That places Ghana 17th 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 | 24.7% | — |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +33.5% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.9% | 24.7% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 23.2% | 31.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 24.8% 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 33.0% 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 23.2% in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 17th 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 up 0.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release