Ghana vs Ireland: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Ghana

2.9%

in 2022

Ireland

2.9%

in 2021

Ghana rank

151st

Ireland rank

152nd

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Ghana currently reports 2.9% against 2.9% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.

Globally, Ghana ranks 151st and Ireland ranks 152nd of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.