Labor force with intermediate education, male in Ghana
Ghana: Labor force with intermediate education, male was 74.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Ghana, 1991–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with intermediate education.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 74.4% for labor force with intermediate education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, male in Ghana peaked at 75.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2021.
That places Ghana 62nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 75.4% | — |
| 2000 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +27.2% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.4% | 75.4% | 75.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 73.1% | 75.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 65.3% | 74.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 53.2% | 74.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, male in Ghana?
- Labor force with intermediate education, male in Ghana was 74.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for labor force with intermediate education, male?
- Ghana ranks 62nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).