All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Ghana
Ghana: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public was 61.8% in 2014. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Ghana, 2001–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Ghana stood at 61.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Ghana peaked at 91.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 37th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 91.5% | — |
| 2004 | 63.4% | -30.7% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | -37.5% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +44.3% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.2% | 39.6% | 91.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 53.1% | 64.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 34 Russian Federation 63.3%
- 35 Sweden 63.2% compare
- 36 Luxembourg 62.2%
- 38 Germany 61.5% compare
- 39 Austria 61.2% compare
- 40 United States of America 61.1%
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 % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Ghana?
- All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Ghana was 61.8% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 91 countries with data for 2014.
- Is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
All staff (teacher and non-teachers) compensation expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Staff compensation includes salaries, contributions by employers for staff retirement programmes, and other allowances and benefits. Divide all staff compensation in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/