Ghana

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Ghana is a West African nation with a population of over 33 million (World Bank, 2022).

COL’s work in Ghana is in the areas of higher education, teacher education, lifelong learning for farmers, gender equality, skills for work and benefits from programmes offered by COL’s regional centre, the Regional Training and Research Institute for Distance and Open Learning (RETRIDOL). Learners from Ghana are also participating in COL’s free online courses and other openly available resources.

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, 15-64 years old¹
13.6%		18.9%
Female (2017)		Male (2017)

Completion rate, lower secondary education for the school year ending in 2020¹
56.4%		51.3%
Female		Male

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education for the school year ending in 2021¹
18.9%		20.2%
Female		Male

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education¹
83.3%		76.3%
Female (2021)		Male (2021)

1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in May 2023

Highlights

COL’s contribution to the online learning platform to train over 5,000 teachers was highlighted by the National Teaching Council (NTC), Ghana, in its report presented at the Ninth Teaching and Learning for Africa Conference held in Accra, Ghana.
GARU Presbyterian Agricultural Station (GPAS) and COL have improved the lives of more than 30,000 farming households.
13,040 learners from Ghana have enrolled in 69,741 courses with 22,091 course completions under the Skills Online programme.

Partners

Partnerships are fundamental to COL’s work. Strategic partnerships allow COL to broaden its reach and engage at global, regional and national levels, while implementation partners support COL’s work in communities and institutions across Commonwealth Member States. Partners include multilateral organisations, regional bodies, national governments, government agencies, foundations, civil society organisations, public and private (not-for-profit) institutions and the private sector. COL partnerships assist in improving and extending teaching and learning services to people in the developing Commonwealth.

COL’s partners in Ghana include:

Ministry of Education
Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training & Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED)
Centre for National Distance Learning and Open Schooling
Garu Presbyterian Agriculture Station (GPAS)
Ghana Library Authority
Koforidua Technical University
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
National Teaching Council of Ghana (NTC)
Tamale College of Education (TACE)
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Key Contacts

Focal Point

Prof Jophus Anamuah-Mensah, OVC

Notable Mention

The Honourable Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, COL Honorary Fellow

Prof Akilagpa Sawyerr, former member of COL Board of Governors

Ms Esi Sutherland-Addy, COL Honorary Fellow and former member of COL Board of Governors

Literacy rate (2020)¹
76.2%		84.5%
Female, Adult (15+)		Male, Adult (15+)

Economic Activity – Labour Forces Participation (2015)¹
68.1%		76.8%
Female, Ages 15-64		Male, Ages 15-64

Political Decision Making (2020)¹
14.6%
Share of seats held by women in national parliament

Life expectancy (2023)¹
69.2		63.7
Female		Male

1. COL gender country profile October 2023

68	120
Individuals using the internet (%)¹	Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants¹

0.35	71
Fixed-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants¹	Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants¹




1. International Telecommunication Union (ITU), retrieved in May 2023.

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