Start month of the academic school year in Ghana
Ghana: Start month of the academic school year was 8 tertiary education in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8 tertiary education
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
126th
of 206 countries
All-time high
12 tertiary education
in 2022
All-time low
1 tertiary education
in 2021
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Start month of the academic school year in Ghana, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
In 2024, start month of the academic school year in Ghana stood at 8 tertiary education.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Ghana peaked at 12 tertiary education in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1 tertiary education, in 2021.
That places Ghana 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 tertiary education | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 tertiary education | -87.5% |
| 2022 | 12 tertiary education | +1100.0% |
| 2023 | 12 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 tertiary education | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 12 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 126 Belize 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Bermuda 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Switzerland 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Denmark 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Finland 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Iceland 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Liechtenstein 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Mexico 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Netherlands 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Norway 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Puerto Rico 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Saudi Arabia 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8 tertiary education compare
- 126 Uganda 8 tertiary education compare
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.95 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.78 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Ghana?
- Start month of the academic school year in Ghana was 8 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 12 tertiary education in 2022.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tertiary education in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Ghana ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release