Share of all students in short-cycle … students both sexes vocational in Ghana
Ghana: Share of all students in short-cycle … students both sexes vocational was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
66th
of 78 countries
All-time high
82.1%
in 2024
All-time low
65.3%
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
In 2024, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Ghana stood at 82.1%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
That places Ghana 66th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle … students both sexes vocational in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 73.9% | — |
| 2019 | 65.3% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 82.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 82% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 82.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.5%, 83% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.6% | 65.3% | 73.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 68.9% | 82.1% | 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 82.1% 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 82.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 66th 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 up 11.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release