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In Ghana, education follows a 6-3-3 system, where the
primary school lasts for 6 years, the secondary school for 3
years and the secondary school for 3 years. According to the
World Bank, in 2010, 33% of the population over 15 years
were illiterate.
Basic education
Children start school the year they turn six. Officially,
primary and secondary schools are free and compulsory. The
school is intended to teach both general subjects and
provide basic knowledge in vocational subjects. According to
the World Bank, almost all children have completed primary
school in recent years, 58% continue at secondary school
(2011) and over 40% enroll in secondary school (2012).
Higher education
There is a strong increase in applicants for higher
education, but only approx. 3% continue in higher education.
The country has five universities, among others. University
of Ghana in Accra (founded 1948), University of Cape Coast
(1962) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology in Kumasi (1951). Furthermore, there are a number
of colleges and polytechnic institutions. Check topschoolsintheusa for test centers of ACT, SAT, and GRE as well high schools in the country of Ghana.
The country had a startlingly good development of the
educational system from the liberation onwards in the 1960s.
Ghana's educational system has long been considered the best
developed in sub-Saharan Africa. But financial problems from
the mid-1970s had drastic consequences. In 1987, education
policy was reformulated, and structural changes were made in
an attempt to halt the qualitative and quantitative decline
that had affected education at all levels. This reform
program remains central to education policy.
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