Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle both sexes general in Ghana
Ghana: Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle both sexes general was 17.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.9%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
18th
of 83 countries
All-time high
34.7%
in 2019
All-time low
17.9%
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Ghana is 17.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
That places Ghana 18th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle both sexes general in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26.1% | — |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +32.9% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | -25.3% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -1.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 17.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.9%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.4% | 26.1% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 17.9% | 31.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- 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)
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 17.9% 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 34.7% 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 17.9% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 18th 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 31.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release