Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Ghana
Ghana: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 9.99 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.99
Change on year
down 33.7%
World rank
91st
of 110 countries
All-time high
15.06
in 2021
All-time low
0.4
in 1970
Years of data
8
1970–2022
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Ghana, 1970–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Ghana stood at 9.99.
That represents a change of down 33.7% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Ghana peaked at 15.06 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 1970.
That places Ghana 91st out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4 | — |
| 2006 | 4.24 | +958.9% |
| 2010 | 11.34 | +167.8% |
| 2013 | 7.23 | -36.2% |
| 2015 | 10.55 | +45.8% |
| 2017 | 10.23 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 15.06 | +47.1% |
| 2022 | 9.99 | -33.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.24 | 4.24 | 4.24 | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.84 | 7.23 | 11.34 | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.52 | 9.99 | 15.06 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Ghana?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Ghana was 9.99 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 15.06 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Ghana ranks 91st out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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