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Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Ghana

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Ghana in 2022 — 2.91%. Ranked 122 in the world out of 164. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 1.31 pp.

2022 2.91% −0.49 pp vs 2021
World rank 122of 164
Period maximum 8.14%2011
Period minimum 1.81%1981

Trend over time

1971–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Ghana, 1971–202202.557.51019711977198319891995200120072013201920221971: 4.22%1972: 4.62%1974: 3.8%1975: 4.88%1976: 5.83%1977: 6.1%1979: 2.31%1980: 2.71%1981: 1.81%1982: 1.9%1986: 3.35%1987: 3.31%1988: 3.19%1999: 4.11%2001: 5.35%2004: 7.54%2005: 7.42%2006: 5.15%2007: 5.52%2008: 5.76%2009: 5.32%2010: 5.54%2011: 8.14%2012: 7.92%2013: 4.58%2014: 4.4%2015: 4.43%2016: 4.39%2017: 3.53%2018: 3.89%2019: 3.15%2020: 3.41%2021: 3.4%2022: 2.91%
Change over the period: −1.31 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 2.91%
World 3.86%
Sub-Saharan Africa 3.1%
Western Africa computed 1.37%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 3.3%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 2.91 −0.49 pp
2021 3.4 −0.01 pp
2020 3.41 +0.26 pp
2019 3.15 −0.73 pp
2018 3.89 +0.35 pp
2017 3.53 −0.86 pp
2016 4.39 −0.04 pp
2015 4.43 +0.03 pp
2014 4.4 −0.18 pp
2013 4.58 −3.34 pp
2012 7.92 −0.22 pp
2011 8.14 +2.6 pp
2010 5.54 +0.22 pp
2009 5.32 −0.44 pp
2008 5.76 +0.24 pp
2007 5.52 +0.37 pp
2006 5.15 −2.27 pp
2005 7.42 −0.11 pp
2004 7.54 —
2001 5.35 —
1999 4.11 —
1988 3.19 −0.12 pp
1987 3.31 −0.05 pp
1986 3.35 —
1982 1.9 +0.1 pp
1981 1.81 −0.9 pp
1980 2.71 +0.4 pp
1979 2.31 —
1977 6.1 +0.27 pp
1976 5.83 +0.95 pp
1975 4.88 +1.07 pp
1974 3.8 —
1972 4.62 +0.4 pp
1971 4.22 —

Western Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SN Senegal 5.95 BF Burkina Faso 5.29 SL Sierra Leone 4.91 CV Cabo Verde 4.73 ML Mali 4.05 TG Togo 3.78 NE Niger 3.71 CI Côte d'Ivoire 3.47 BJ Benin 3.1 GH Ghana 2.91 GM Gambia 2.89 LR Liberia 2.28 GN Guinea 2.01 MR Mauritania 1.39 NG Nigeria 0.35
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About the indicator

Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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