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
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Ghana, 2006–2014
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release