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Ghana education indicators: graduates

8 indicators on graduates. What Ghanaians study, and how many finish. Each carries the years published, the latest value, the source and the year that source reports. The data hub has every topic in one table.

Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's degree or higher

2006 2.49%2010 2.83%2013 5.41%2015 4.73%2017 3.49%2021 6.58%2022 6.29%2023 4.53%2024 5.17%

5.17%
as reported for 2024
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2024.

Graduates in agriculture

2015 4.38%2016 2.96%2017 2.11%2018 1.88%2019 2.44%

2.44%
as reported for 2019
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2019.

Graduates in engineering, manufacturing and construction

Shares of tertiary graduates by field. They do not add to 100 because a large share of Ghanaian graduates is unclassified in the source.

2015 5.88%2016 6.68%2017 6.82%2018 8.96%2019 7.61%

7.61%
as reported for 2019
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2019.

Graduates in health

2015 2.67%2016 9.04%2017 8.74%2018 8.70%2019 6.65%

6.65%
as reported for 2019
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2019.

Graduates in humanities and arts

2015 16.1%2016 11.7%2017 12.0%2018 8.81%2019 6.39%

6.39%
as reported for 2019
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2019.

Graduates in science

2015 6.71%2016 5.22%2017 6.45%2018 4.24%2019 4.88%

4.88%
as reported for 2019
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2019.

Graduates in services

2015 0.27%2016 0.95%2017 1.01%2018 0.91%2019 1.36%

1.36%
as reported for 2019
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2019.

Graduates in social science, business and law

2015 8.98%2016 4.75%2017 3.51%2018 4.18%2019 6.28%

6.28%
as reported for 2019
Source: World Bank Open Data, 2019.