Until the 1970s, Ghana had one of the most highly
developed education systems in West Africa. It declined
in 1975, with the rest of the economy. Currently,
76 per cent of males and 54 per cent of females can
read and write.
The
introduction of school fees has led to a decline
in school enrolment. Added to this, district authorities
and parent-teacher associations, which now have
more responsibility for education, impose their
own additional charges, which some parents simply
cannot afford. The government aims to reallocate
more of the annual budget towards basic education
and aims to get every child into some form of schooling
by 2005.
Ghana
has several higher education institutions, including
four universities. There are also six polytechnics
and 38 teacher training colleges.
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