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 75.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.2%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
67th
of 78 countries
All-time high
76.8%
in 2023
All-time low
67.0%
in 2019
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 75.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Ghana ranks 67th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 75.3% | — |
| 2019 | 67.0% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.1% | 67.0% | 75.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 68.5% | 76.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 64 New Zealand 92.2% compare
- 65 Samoa 90.1% compare
- 66 Australia 81.9% compare
- 68 Iceland 63.1% compare
- 69 Iran, Islamic Republic of 60.3% compare
- 70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 57.3% compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 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 75.2% 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 76.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 67th out of 78 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 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release