All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Ghana
Ghana: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper was 48.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Ghana, 2001–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Ghana is 48.3%, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of down 23.3% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Ghana peaked at 94.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2007.
That places Ghana 95th out of 102 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 94.9% | — |
| 2004 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | -46.8% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -39.0% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | +34.4% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | +47.0% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | -41.6% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +68.9% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | -23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 28.7% | 94.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 33.2% | 62.9% | 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 upper in Ghana?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Ghana was 48.3% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- Ghana ranks 95th out of 102 countries with data for 2014.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release