Education sector in Ghana

Statistics report about the education sector in Ghana

Education sector in Ghana

This report presents data on Ghana's education sector. After giving an overview on this sector, it provides data on primary, secondary and tertiary education in the country. It further accounts for inbound and outbound student enrollments, educational staffing, as well as spending on education that emanates from government and educational consumers.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Population growth in Ghana 2023
  • Premium Statistic Duration of compulsory education in Ghana 2004-2023
  • Premium Statistic Gender parity index in youth literacy in Ghana 2000-2020
  • Premium Statistic Number of children out of school in Ghana 2007-2021
  • Premium Statistic School completion rate in Ghana 2022, by highest educational level and gender

Primary and secondary education

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  • Basic Statistic Gross primary school enrollment ratio in Ghana 2008-2021
  • Basic Statistic Gross secondary school enrollment ratio in Ghana 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Gender parity index for primary school enrollment in Ghana 1999-2020
  • Premium Statistic Children out of primary school in Ghana 2008-2021, by gender

Tertiary education

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  • Premium Statistic Gender parity index for tertiary school enrollment in Ghana 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of tertiary students in Ghana 2019, by type of institution
  • Premium Statistic Students in public universities in Ghana 2019, by program discipline
  • Premium Statistic Students in private universities and colleges in Ghana 2019, by program
  • Premium Statistic Students in specialized and professional institutions in Ghana 2019, by institution
  • Premium Statistic Number of postgraduate students in Ghana 2019, by type of institution
  • Premium Statistic Number of postgraduate students in Ghana 2019, by program level

International student mobility

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  • Premium Statistic Number of foreign students in Ghana 2011-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of foreign students in Ghana from Africa 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Ghanaian students in tertiary education abroad 2010-2021
  • Premium Statistic Net flow of internationally mobile students in Ghana 2011-2021

Educational staff

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  • Premium Statistic Number of teachers in primary education in Ghana 2014-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of teachers in secondary education in Ghana 2010-2021
  • Premium Statistic Employees in tertiary education in Ghana 2019, by type of institution
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of academic faculty staff titles in Ghana 2019, by employment status
  • Premium Statistic Highest qualification of full-time academic staff in Ghana 2019, by institution type

Educational expenditure

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  • Premium Statistic Government spending on education a share of GDP in Ghana 2008-2022
  • Premium Forecast Total consumer spending on education in Ghana 2014-2029
  • Premium Forecast Per capita consumer spending on education in Ghana 2014-2029
  • Premium Forecast Real total consumer spending on education in Ghana 2014-2029
  • Premium Forecast Real per capita consumer spending on education in Ghana 2014-2029

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