Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana

Ghana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 26.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
26.3%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
56th
of 98 countries
All-time high
32.0%
in 2016
All-time low
25.0%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana, 2015–2019

01020302015201720192015: 30.7 %2016: 32 %2017: 25 %2018: 28.3 %2019: 26.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana stood at 26.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over five years.

That places Ghana 56th out of 98 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%) in Ghana, 2015 to 2019.
Year % Change
2015 30.7%
2016 32.0% +4.0%
2017 25.0% -21.7%
2018 28.3% +13.0%
2019 26.3% -7.0%

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 53 Honduras 26.9%
  2. 54 Brunei Darussalam 26.5% compare
  3. 55 Panama 26.4%
  4. 57 Malaysia 26.1% compare
  5. 58 Kyrgyzstan 26.0% compare
  6. 59 Denmark 25.6%

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana?
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ghana was 26.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2017.
How does Ghana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Ghana ranks 56th 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, 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
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Business, Administration and Law programmes in the reference year.