In 2019, the number of students enrolled in Education courses (79,521) at public universities in Ghana significantly out-numbered the ones pursuing other program disciplines at the tertiary level. Business programs as well as Arts and Social Science followed, with 50,101 and 47,424 students, respectively. Furthermore, public universities recorded the lowest number of students in agricultural disciplines compared to other programs.
Number of students in public universities in Ghana as of 2019, by program discipline
* The source refers this to the combined number of students in Education and Business programs on Distance Learning mode (IDeL) from the University of Education Winneba, Ghana. All other IDeL programs have been put in their respective broad program discipline.
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