Ghana has been ranked highest in Africa and one of the countries with the most educated politicians in the world.
This is based on two studies conducted by researchers from global universities using data from 2015, 2017, and 2023.
The Global Legislators Data is from 56 countries with a population of over two million and data covering at least 90% of legislators.
The report outlines the highest qualifications of elected lawmakers from 2015 to 2017, highlighting the percentages of those with PhDs or other postgraduate degrees to those with qualifications below the postgraduate level.
Ukraine is first on the list followed by Poland and the Czech Republic in second and third position respectively.
Taiwan follows in fourth position followed by South Korea in fifth position.
The United States is in sixth position followed by Ghana in seventh and Slovenia in eighth.
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The report published by The Economist said the initial study, compiled by researchers from six universities, gathered biographical data on nearly 20.000 parliamentarians from 97 countries between 2015 and 2017.
The study found that, on average, 78% of parliamentarians held at least a bachelor’s degree and 40% had postgraduate degrees.
These figures are far above the global average education level among the general population (currently 35% in wealthy countries and 15% in poorer ones).
Ukraine had the highest proportion of legislators with postgraduate degrees; nearly a quarter held a doctorate when the data was collected.
