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Ghana - Tertiary Enrollment 2017

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) · World Bank
16.21% +0.60pp from 2016 Global rank: 111th

Ghana's tertiary enrollment was 16.21% in 2017, increased +0.60pp from 15.61% in 2016. This was the 111th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017▾
Tertiary Enrollment by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Greece 135.33% 3.0%
2nd Türkiye 110.53% 6.6%
3rd Australia 109.99% -8.1%
4th Puerto Rico (US) 100.74% 0.1%
5th Grenada 98.70% 2.0%
6th Korea 93.72% 0.1%
7th Spain 91.89% 2.3%
8th Finland 90.70% 1.5%
9th Chile 89.92% 1.2%
10th Belarus 89.47% -2.2%
11th Argentina 89.33% 3.1%
12th United States 88.17% -0.8%
13th Latvia 88.06% 9.2%
14th Singapore 84.79% 1.0%
15th Austria 83.84% 1.2%
16th Norway 83.74% 2.1%
17th Netherlands 83.20% 4.2%
18th Fiji 82.34% 6.2%
19th Russian Federation 81.71% -2.6%
20th Denmark 81.32% -1.0%
21st New Zealand 81.27% -0.7%
22nd Macao SAR, China 81.27% 1.7%
23rd Bulgaria 81.22% 0.7%
24th Belgium 80.77% 4.6%
25th Ukraine 80.20% 4.1%
26th Slovenia 79.27% -0.3%
27th Ireland 77.78% 0.3%
28th Cyprus 75.94% 13.1%
29th Hong Kong SAR, China 72.92% 3.7%
30th Estonia 72.14% -1.2%
31st European Union 71.79% 1.8%
32nd Croatia 71.38% 2.6%
33rd Iceland 71.34% -4.5%
34th Peru 71.24% -2.7%
35th Saudi Arabia 70.75% 10.6%
36th Poland 70.62% 1.1%
37th Sweden 70.43% 3.1%
38th Canada 70.27% 1.5%
39th Germany 68.47% 0.8%
40th Lithuania 68.39% 1.0%
41st Czechia 67.71% 0.3%
42nd Serbia 66.49% 7.0%
43rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 66.35% -2.3%
44th France 65.80% 1.7%
45th Mongolia 64.41% -1.3%
46th Portugal 64.20% 1.5%
47th Georgia 63.54% 9.2%
48th Italy 62.70% 2.2%
49th Japan 62.46% -1.1%
50th Switzerland 62.46% 2.1%
51st Montenegro 60.91% 2.9%
52nd Dominican Republic 59.92% 9.9%
53rd Uruguay 59.75% 0.2%
54th United Kingdom 59.63% 2.6%
55th Israel 59.07% -2.3%
56th Colombia 58.40% 2.2%
57th Albania 58.02% -0.8%
58th Armenia 55.51% 2.1%
59th Kuwait 54.92% -7.3%
60th Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.53% -4.3%
61st Costa Rica 54.45% 5.4%
62nd Malta 52.84% 9.8%
63rd Moldova 51.95% -1.7%
64th China 51.07% 3.6%
65th Barbados 51.01% -2.0%
66th Romania 50.51% 1.2%
67th Brazil 50.03% 3.5%
68th Kazakhstan 49.97% 8.5%
69th Hungary 49.91% 0.9%
70th Algeria 49.18% 12.0%
71st Slovak Republic 49.13% -2.3%
72nd Bahrain 48.73% 4.2%
73rd Thailand 47.43% -3.8%
74th West Bank and Gaza 45.50% 0.2%
75th Lebanon 44.19% 4.0%
76th Oman 43.58% -6.9%
77th North Macedonia 43.51% 3.4%
78th Malaysia 42.29% -6.9%
79th Seychelles 42.21% 64.6%
80th Kyrgyz Republic 41.58% -6.8%
81st Cuba 41.17% 17.5%
82nd Mexico 40.34% 4.5%
83rd Mauritius 39.66% 3.3%
84th Indonesia 35.97% 3.3%
85th Liechtenstein 35.62% 1.7%
86th Philippines 33.68% -12.2%
87th Morocco 33.47% 4.3%
88th Maldives 33.33% 143.6%
89th Egypt, Arab Republic of 33.10% 3.9%
90th Brunei Darussalam 31.24% 9.0%
91st Tunisia 30.93% -0.9%
92nd Tajikistan 30.24% 6.0%
93rd Jordan 28.62% -16.0%
94th Azerbaijan 28.47% 4.5%
95th India 27.73% 2.4%
96th El Salvador 27.64% 1.7%
97th Viet Nam 25.95% -10.8%
98th Belize 24.73% 1.0%
99th Cabo Verde 24.56% 3.7%
100th Honduras 24.56% 16.9%
101st Namibia 22.48% 4.9%
102nd Bermuda 21.81% -28.8%
103rd Botswana 21.48% -5.2%
104th South Africa 21.09% 11.4%
105th St. Lucia 20.75% 4.8%
106th Luxembourg 19.60% -1.6%
107th Comoros 18.82% 96.2%
108th Bangladesh 18.52% 6.4%
109th Sri Lanka 17.19% 0.3%
110th Qatar 16.78% 13.2%
111th Ghana 16.21% 3.8%
112th Andorra 15.67% 3.1%
113th Lao PDR 15.41% -9.8%
114th Bhutan 14.84% 43.2%
115th Samoa 13.26% 84.5%
116th Cameroon 12.98% 2.2%
117th Cambodia 12.52% -8.1%
118th Togo 12.31% 1.8%
119th Congo, Republic of 12.15% 41.8%
120th Turks and Caicos Islands 11.82% 6.8%
121st Kenya 11.80% 1.5%
122nd Nepal 11.44% 3.1%
123rd Senegal 11.35% 4.2%
124th Benin 11.34% -5.1%
125th Lesotho 10.31% 6.0%
126th Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 9.86% 24.2%
127th Côte d'Ivoire 9.52% 7.1%
128th Uzbekistan 8.65% 3.7%
129th Pakistan 8.62% 3.6%
130th Rwanda 7.34% -3.1%
131st Mozambique 7.25% -1.3%
132nd Burkina Faso 5.83% 7.9%
133rd Mauritania 5.16% -7.3%
134th Madagascar 5.08% 8.9%
135th Tanzania 4.78% 28.2%
136th Burundi 4.31% 8.2%
137th Niger 3.67% 6.3%
Source: World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR)

FAQ

What was Ghana's tertiary enrollment in 2017?▾

Ghana's tertiary enrollment in 2017 was 16.21%. This ranked 111th globally.

How did Ghana's tertiary enrollment change in 2017?▾

Ghana's tertiary enrollment increased by 3.8% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest tertiary enrollment in 2017?▾

Greece had the highest tertiary enrollment in 2017 at 135.33%.

What is the tertiary enrollment of Ghana in 2017?▾

The tertiary enrollment of Ghana in 2017 was 16.21%. This ranked 111th globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Ghana's tertiary enrollment?▾

Ghana's tertiary enrollment went from 15.61% in 2016 to 16.21% in 2017, a 3.8% increase.

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