Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Ghana
Ghana: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 5.8% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Ghana, 2001–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 5.8% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Ghana peaked at 23.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2014.
That places Ghana 115th out of 122 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.0% | — |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -35.0% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +121.6% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -40.4% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -54.1% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 10.8% | 20.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 5.8% | 23.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Ghana?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Ghana was 5.8% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 115th out of 122 countries with data for 2014.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. 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 government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/