All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana
Ghana: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 88.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana, 2004–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana stood at 88.3%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana peaked at 99.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 2014.
That places Ghana 16th out of 99 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 98.2% | — |
| 2005 | 98.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.4% | 97.8% | 99.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 88.3% | 99.6% | 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 in Ghana?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana was 88.3% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Ghana ranks 16th out of 99 countries with data for 2014.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release