Ghana - Expenditure on Tertiary Education

Since 2009, Ghana Expenditure on Tertiary Education decreased by 5.2points year on year. At 18.27 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education in 2014, the country was number 72 comparing other countries in Expenditure on Tertiary Education. Ghana is overtaken by Sri Lanka, which was number 71 with 18.43 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education and is followed by Cape Verde with 18.07 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education. Sierra Leone ranked the highest with 52.48 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education in 2019, +13.2points versus 2018. Ethiopia, Ecuador and Gabon respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Seychelles witnessed the best average annual growth at +82.1points per year, while Kyrgyzstan recorded the worst performance at -32.3points per year.

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Date Percent of Government Expenditure on Education
2014 18.27
2013 19.42
2012 18.52
2011 13.13
2010 25.95
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How does Ghana rank in Expenditure on Tertiary Education?

# 121 Countries Percent of Government Expenditure on Education Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Sierra Leone
52.48 % 2019 +13.2 % +11.3 % View data
2 #2
Ethiopia
49.46 % 2019 +1.1 % +1.5 % View data
71 #71
Sri Lanka
18.43 % 2019 -11.1 % -1.8 % View data
72 #72
Ghana
18.27 % 2014 -6.0 % -5.2 % View data
73 #73
Cape Verde
18.07 % 2019 +1.6 % +0.7 % View data
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