Ghana: Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)

Key figures

Since 1991 it is down 14.27 percentage points from 20% in 1991. The World Bank has no value for 23 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2024, Ghana had the 18th highest value of the 62 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ghana in the 2024 ranking

• Kosovo — 15th of 62: 6.58%
• Serbia — 16th of 62: 5.93%
• Bhutan — 17th of 62: 5.76%
• Finland — 19th of 62: 5.06%
• France — 20th of 62: 5.02%
• Luxembourg — 21st of 62: 4.87%

What this measures

The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 11 values

Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education) in nearby economies

• Angola — 28.81% (2024)
• Mali — 14.23% (2024)
• Mauritius — 3.68% (2024)
• South Africa — 12.77% (2024)

More social protection & labor data for Ghana

• Net migration — -17,079 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 21,050 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 16,030 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 28.78% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 33.06% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 30.93% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 57.37% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

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Questions people ask

What is Ghana's unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)?

5.73% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is down 14.27 percentage points from 20% in 1991. The highest value was 20% in 1991 and the lowest 3.85% in 2021.

How does Ghana rank?

18th highest of 62 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.ADVN.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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