All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Ghana
Ghana: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower was 92.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Ghana, 2001–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 92.8% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in 2014.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Ghana peaked at 98.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2004.
That places Ghana 8th out of 99 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 98.2% | — |
| 2004 | 64.0% | -34.9% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 80.7% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 82.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.6% | 64.0% | 98.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 86.1% | 92.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Ghana?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Ghana was 92.8% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower?
- Ghana ranks 8th out of 99 countries with data for 2014.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release