Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Ghana
Ghana: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 5.9% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Ghana, 2001–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2014, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Ghana stood at 5.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Ghana peaked at 24.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2014.
That places Ghana 121st out of 127 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.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.3% | — |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -36.3% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +121.4% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -43.3% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -52.0% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 11.1% | 20.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 5.9% | 24.5% | 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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Ghana?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Ghana was 5.9% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 121st out of 127 countries with data for 2014.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release