Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Ghana
Ghana: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 11.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana stood at 11.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.1% on the previous year and up 117.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana peaked at 14.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2015.
Ghana ranks 108th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.8% | — |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -35.9% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +42.9% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +69.6% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -28.7% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -23.8% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | +68.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 11.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 11.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.8%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +69.6% | 8.5% | 14.4% |
| 2024 | +68.1% | 6.7% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.2% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.1% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 11.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 105 Bangladesh 12.5% compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.0% compare
- 107 Morocco 11.7% compare
- 109 Jordan 11.3% compare
- 110 Venezuela 11.0% compare
- 111 United Arab Emirates 10.9% compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ghana was 11.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ghana ranks 108th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.6%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release