Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 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
5
2015–2019
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 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 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.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14.2% | — |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +22.3% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 16.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.7%, 93% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 16.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.4%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ghana?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and 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 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and 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?
- 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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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.