Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Ghana

Name: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Ghana
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ghana: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 16.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

16.4%

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

78th

of 98 countries

All-time high

16.4%

in 2019

All-time low

12.2%

in 2016

Years of data

2015–2019

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Ghana, 2015–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Ghana is 16.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.3% over five years.

Ghana ranks 78th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Ghana

75 Australia 17.4%
76 Armenia 17.1% compare
77 Belgium 17.0%
79 Ecuador 15.8%
80 Bahrain 15.6% compare
81 Panama 15.4%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Ghana?: Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Ghana was 16.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2016.
How does Ghana rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?: Ghana ranks 78th out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.