Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Ghana
Ghana: Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ was 367.01 in 2014. βΌ Falling
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Ghana, 2001β2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Ghana is 367.01, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Ghana peaked at 1,362 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 367.01, in 2014.
Ghana ranks 103rd of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 622.65 | 495.37 | 829.23 | 7 |
| 2010s | 741.6 | 367.01 | 1,362 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Ghana?
- Initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Ghana was 367.01 in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,362 in 2011.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 367.01 in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$?
- Ghana ranks 103rd out of 122 countries with data for 2014.
- Is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. 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, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release