Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Ghana
Ghana: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 71.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Ghana, 1991–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Ghana stood at 71.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Ghana peaked at 75.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2021.
That places Ghana 32nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 75.8% | — |
| 2000 | 74.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 61.5% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +33.2% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 67.5% | 74.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 61.5% | 69.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 48.2% | 71.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 29 Togo 71.4% compare
- 30 Indonesia 71.3% compare
- 31 Netherlands 71.3% compare
- 33 Trinidad and Tobago 71.2% compare
- 34 United Kingdom 71.2% compare
- 35 Estonia 70.5% compare
More work & labour data for Ghana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1512 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1464 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1562 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2734 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 37,518 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,752 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34,429 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,119 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 67,548 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Ghana?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Ghana was 71.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Ghana ranks 32nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 (% of total 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).