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Ghana - Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.91

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

2.91 (2022)

Global rank

##122 of 203 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 1971

0.69×

Ranking Race — Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#1331970198019902000201020202025#19#1222020 overtook Azerbaijan2021 overtook Timor-Leste
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Ghana climbed from #19 to #122 (overtook Azerbaijan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ghana ↓

Key Events — Ghana

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2006
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2011
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
2013
Fell 60 places in global rank auto
2017
Fell 31 places in global rank auto
2018
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2019
Fell 31 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Azerbaijan in global rank auto

Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), 1971-2022

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197119862001201620221.813.926.038.14

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