91% of children in Ghana enroll in basic school, only 16% graduate from a tertiary institution.
Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID). International Data and Economic Analysis (IDEA)-Ghana.
32% of school children in Ghana are not learning.
21% are not learning how to read.
43% are not learning how to perform basic arithmetic.
Source: Center for universal Education of Brookings calculations based on data from multiple regional and national assessments.
The poorest 20% of Ghanaians receive 3.3 years of education.
The richest 20% receive at least 9.2 years of education.
Source: via Brookings- UNESCO Deprivation and Marginalization in Education (DME) Index from the Education for All Global Monitoring Report.
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