Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ghana
Ghana: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 13.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ghana, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 13.2% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2022.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ghana peaked at 34.3% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1980.
Ghana ranks 87th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.7% | 7.6% | 34.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 15.7% | 24.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 14.3% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.2% | 13.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- DEC alternative conversion factor 12.56 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 87.8% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 22.79 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 83.0% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 73.11 billion current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.04 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 64.36 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.4% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 8.58 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 11.54 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ghana?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ghana was 13.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Ghana ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.