Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Ghana

Ghana: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
1.6%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
34th
of 61 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2007
All-time low
1.6%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2006–2014

Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Ghana, 2006–2014

01232006201020142006: 3.12007: 3.12008: 2.92009: 2.92011: 2.52012: 2.42013: 1.72014: 1.6

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 1.6% for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Ghana peaked at 3.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2014.

That places Ghana 34th out of 61 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Ghana, 2006 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2006 3.1%
2007 3.1% +1.0%
2008 2.9% -5.3%
2009 2.9% -1.8%
2011 2.5% -14.0%
2012 2.4% -4.7%
2013 1.7% -27.9%
2014 1.6% -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.0% 2.9% 3.1% 4
2010s 2.0% 1.6% 2.5% 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 31 Niger 1.7% compare
  2. 32 Slovakia 1.6% compare
  3. 33 Mali 1.6% compare
  4. 35 United States of America 1.5%
  5. 36 Italy 1.5% compare
  6. 37 Belgium 1.4%

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Ghana?
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Ghana was 1.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2007.
What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2014.
How does Ghana rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
Ghana ranks 34th out of 61 countries with data for 2014.
Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. 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 Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
61 places, 735 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release