Education in GhanaBy: Avery Harmon, Justin Hill, &

Keron Cruz

Ghana

● 27 million people

● 9th largest in Africa

● One of the most developed countries

● Largely Christian

History of Ghana● 1960: First president

declared

● ‘66-81: Alternating military and civilian governments

● 2000 and 2004: John Agyekum Kufuor electedA 1850 map showing the Akan Kingdom of Ashanti within the

Guinea region and surrounding regions in West Africa.

Government

● Great relationship with the USA

● Founding member of the Non-Aligned movement

President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama

Economy

● Ghana 2020

● Stock market is 3rd largest in sub-saharan Africa

● Manufacturing, similar to Taiwan

Pipeline

● 25% Annual Budget (US 12.03 Billion)

● Adult Literacy is 65.8%

● Youth Literacy is 81%

Education Reform● 1957

● Dzobo Education Reforms of 1974

● JS Education (Evans-Anfom) Reforms of 1987

● JHS & SHSl Education (Anamuah-Mensah) Reforms of 2007

School structure

Pre-School (Ages 3-5)

Basic/Primary School equivalent to Elementary School (Ages 6-11)

Junior High School equivalent to Middle School (Ages 12-14)

Senior High School equivalent to High School (Ages 15-17)

Tertiary Education/Institution equivalent to College/ University (Ages 18-21)

By the numbers...

● Growing school enrollmento +5% in past 10 yearso Almost 90% of children in school

● Approximately 10,000 teachers leave the profession each year

● More than half of teaching vacancies are filled by under-qualified replacements

● 21.1% of primary school students behind in reading

● 43.1% of primacy school students behind in math

Steps taken to improve education

● 2015 Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Reporto 34mil. received access to

education in 15 yearso Large portion of budget

dedicated to education● Compulsory education to age

o 2 years nursery, 6 years primary

● Strong sense of gender equality

“He is a hardworking, star pupil, he tells me, who likes to eat rice and stew and wants to be a doctor or a footballer. He laughs as he describes weekends spent gardening as hard and boring, and says: “I feel sorry for children who don’t go to school because they aren’t enlightened and in future they will not be able to get good jobs.””

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