Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Ghana

Ghana: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 1,708 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1,708 number
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
70th
of 131 countries
All-time high
1,708 number
in 2019
All-time low
102 number
in 2006
Years of data
14
2005–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Ghana, 2005–2019

05001.0k1.5k2005201220192005: 184 number2006: 102 number2007: 425 number2008: 234 number2009: 345 number2011: 562 number2012: 652 number2013: 980 number2014: 918 number2015: 989 number2016: 1.2k number2017: 1.3k number2018: 1.5k number2019: 1.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Ghana is 1,708 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 395.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Ghana peaked at 1,708 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 102 number, in 2006.

That places Ghana 70th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in Ghana, 2005 to 2019.
Year number Change
2005 184 number —
2006 102 number -44.6%
2007 425 number +316.7%
2008 234 number -44.9%
2009 345 number +47.4%
2011 562 number +62.9%
2012 652 number +16.0%
2013 980 number +50.3%
2014 918 number -6.3%
2015 989 number +7.7%
2016 1,217 number +23.1%
2017 1,325 number +8.9%
2018 1,544 number +16.5%
2019 1,708 number +10.6%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 1,708 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,605 number, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 1,708 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,083 number, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +316.7% 102 number 425 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 258 number 102 number 425 number 5
2010s 1,099 number 562 number 1,708 number 9

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 67 Kazakhstan 1,984 number compare
  2. 68 Lebanon 1,841 number compare
  3. 69 Mongolia 1,802 number compare
  4. 71 Ethiopia 1,679 number compare
  5. 72 Benin 1,639 number compare
  6. 72 Croatia 1,639 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Ghana?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Ghana was 1,708 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 1,708 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 102 number in 2006.
How does Ghana rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Ghana ranks 70th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 395.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.