Government spending on education in Ghana reached approximately 2.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2018. This increased from around 2.1 billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. The highest expenditure observed since 2010 was achieved in 2012, when the government spent close to 3.3 billion U.S. dollars on education.
Government expenditure on education in Ghana from 2010 to 2018
(in million U.S. dollars)
Data from 2015 are estimates. Figures have been rounded.
The source adds the following information: "Expenditure on education refers to expenditure on core educational goods and services, such as teaching staff, school buildings, or school books and teaching materials, and peripheral educational goods and services such as ancillary services, general administration and other activities".
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (November 12, 2020). Government expenditure on education in Ghana from 2010 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277617/government-expenditure-on-education-in-ghana/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Government expenditure on education in Ghana from 2010 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277617/government-expenditure-on-education-in-ghana/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2020). Government expenditure on education in Ghana from 2010 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277617/government-expenditure-on-education-in-ghana/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Government Expenditure on Education in Ghana from 2010 to 2018 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277617/government-expenditure-on-education-in-ghana/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Government expenditure on education in Ghana from 2010 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277617/government-expenditure-on-education-in-ghana/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Government expenditure on education in Ghana from 2010 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], UNESCO Institute for Statistics, November 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277617/government-expenditure-on-education-in-ghana/
