Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ghana
Ghana: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 23.7% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ghana, 2004–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2012, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ghana stood at 23.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 450.4% on the previous year and up 326.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ghana peaked at 23.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 7th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.6% | — |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -48.9% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +44.1% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +58.8% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +450.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 4.3% | 23.7% | 2 |
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 non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ghana?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Ghana was 23.7% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Ghana ranks 7th out of 76 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 326.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release