Education spending in Ghana
Government spending on education in Ghana was equal to 2.9% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 1982.
Ghana, 2022
2.9%
Change from 2021
−0.5percentage points
World, 2022
3.9%
Position in 2022
122nd of 164
Education spending in Ghana over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 3.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 7.9%, the figure has changed by −5.0 percentage points.
- Among the 164 countries with data for 2022, Ghana has the 122nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 3.9%.
More for Ghana
All statistics for Ghana
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
21.3%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
101.0%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
27.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
77.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
71.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
45.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS