Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Ghana
Gross tertiary enrolment in Ghana was 21.3% in 2024.
Ghana, 2024
21.3%
Change from 2023
−0.8percentage points
World, 2024
43.6%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Ghana over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.3% | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | – | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | – | 22.8% |
| 2002 | – | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 22.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 15.1%, the figure has changed by +6.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 43.6%.
More for Ghana
All statistics for Ghana
Primary school enrolment (gross)
101.0%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
27.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
77.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
71.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
45.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
4.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS