Accra: A report by the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed that access to education in the country has steadily increased, while quality has fluctuated.

According to Ghana News Agency, the report showed that the gross enrolment rate at the kindergarten level more than doubled over the last two decades, from 51 per cent to 122 per cent. Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, presented the findings in the report titled ‘Access to and Quality of Basic and Secondary Education in Ghana (2000-2023).’

The report provides statistics on enrolment, teacher availability, and student performance in core subjects at Junior High Schools (JHS) and Senior High Schools (SHS), using data from the Education Management Information System. It was conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.

The enrolment trend analysis showed that between 2001 and 2003, the Kindergarten Gross Enrolment Rate (GER) doubled from 51 per cent to 122 per cent. Primary GER increased from 80 per cent to 90 per cent, JHS GER rose from 64 per cent to 98 per cent, and SHS GER tripled from 25 per cent to 72 per cent.