Ghana: who governs education

Ministry of Education

National education policy, planning and oversight of pre-tertiary and tertiary education in Ghana.

Haruna Iddrisu · Minister for Education
Verified as of 2026-07 Source

Ghana Education Service

Implementation of approved national policies on education and day-to-day administration of pre-tertiary education (16 regions, 261 districts, 40,000+ schools, 9M+ students).

Ernest Kofi Davis · Director-General, Ghana Education Service
Verified as of 2026-07-31 Source

Smile Gavua Dzisi · Deputy Director-General, Management Services, Ghana Education Service
Verified as of 2026-07-31 Source

Issahaque Munawaru · Deputy Director-General, Quality and Access, Ghana Education Service
Verified as of 2026-07-31 Source

National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

Develops the learner-focused national curriculum for all levels of pre-tertiary education and standardizes and monitors assessments.

Samuel Ofori Obuobisah Bekoe · Director-General, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
Verified as of 2026-07-31 Source

Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations

National policy for communications, digital technology and innovation; oversees 11 agencies including GIFEC, NITA, NCA and the Cybersecurity Authority.

Samuel Nartey George · Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations
Verified as of 2026-07-31 Source

Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications

Universal-access fund making electronic communications accessible to unserved and underserved communities (Rural Connectivity Programme, Cyberlabs, ICT Capacity Building).

Tanko Rashid-Computer · Acting Administrator, GIFEC
Verified as of 2026-07-31 Source

Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training

Regulates, promotes and administers technical and vocational education and training; owns the National TVET Qualifications Framework and Ghana Skills Development Fund.

Holder not verified · Director-General, Commission for TVET
Checked 2026-07-31; no current holder confirmed from an official source. Source

Ghana TVET Service

Manages and implements approved national policies and programmes for pre-tertiary technical and vocational education; established by the Pre-Tertiary Education Act 2020 (Act 1049).

Eric Kofi Adzroe · Director-General, Ghana TVET Service
Verified as of 2026-07-31 Source

Cyber Security Authority (CSA)

Statutory cybersecurity regulator under the Cybersecurity Act 2020; owns the National Child Online Protection Framework and runs the National Cybersecurity Challenge in senior high schools.

Ghana Secondary Learning Improvement Programme (GSLIP)

Two-year, US$180M World Bank-supported programme to expand secondary infrastructure and end the double-track system (Category A expansion, B-to-A and C-to-B upgrades, completion of 30 E-Block community day SHSs; GHS 1.1B allocated for 2026).

Reach: GHS 1.1B allocated in the 2026 budget; 30 E-Blocks + 40 school upgrades

Ghana Secondary Education Transformation for Access, Relevance, and Results for Jobs (STARR-J)

US$300M IDA-financed project (approved 16 June 2026) to broaden access to quality secondary education, strengthen instruction in core and digital subjects, and align TVET with labor-market demand.

Reach: 2.2M students across ~1,000 public secondary schools

Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP)

World Bank-associated learning-outcomes project in basic schools; GES homepage reports World Bank and government officials visiting GALOP schools to enhance education quality.

One Million Coders Programme

Government digital-skills initiative under MoCDTI training Ghanaians in coding; ministry site reports 1,000+ students joining at KNUST.

Reach: 1M target; 1,000+ enrolled at KNUST per ministry news item

GIFEC Cyberlabs Programme

GIFEC's flagship ICT-development component providing broadband connectivity and computer labs to unserved and underserved communities, including schools.

Google AI Community Centre Accra

Google's first African AI Community Centre, opened in Accra 29 July 2025 (AI literacy, community tech, social impact), paired with 100,000 fully funded Google Career Certificate scholarships for Ghanaian students inside a $37M Africa AI package.

Reach: 100,000 scholarship commitment

Imagine Worldwide Ghana tablet-learning programs

Offline tablet-based foundational literacy/numeracy programs run with AfriKids (16 schools, ~5,000 students, grades 1-4) and Rising Academy Network (15 schools), ~31 schools total.

Reach: ~31 schools, ~5,000+ students

GIFEC School Connectivity Project

GIFEC program supplying computers, printers, scanners, projectors and servers to educational institutions in rural Ghana, inside the Ghana Rural Telephony and Digital Inclusion Project.

Reach: GRT&DIP targets 2,016 unserved communities on a EUR 155M China Exim Bank loan, PPP tripartite revenue-share. School reach not quantified by any source consulted.

National Pre-tertiary Education Curriculum Framework

NaCCA's framework governing the standards-based pre-tertiary curriculum; available for download on the NaCCA site.

National Artificial Intelligence Strategy2023-2033

Ghana's first national AI strategy, launched by President Mahama in Accra 24 April 2026; eight pillars including AI education and youth employment, seven priority sectors. Developed with Smart Africa, GIZ FAIR Forward and The Future Society.

Education Strategic Plan (ESP) 2018-20302018-2030

Ghana's 12-year education roadmap, approved by cabinet November 2018.

National Child Online Protection Framework

CSA-owned framework operationalizing sections 62-66 of the Cybersecurity Act 2020, developed with the communications ministry, UNICEF and UNODC; reviewed with UNICEF Ghana for accessible formats, online-gaming harms and extreme online behaviours.