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1Country Labour Markets and their
TVET Systems (Session One)
Country Labour Markets and their TVET Systems (Session One) 2
Government ExecutiveGDP US$16.7 billionGDP per Capita US$700Education Exp % GDP 10.1%Population 23.4 millionAverage annual growth
Population 2.2GDP 7.3%GDP per Capita 5.1%
% of GDPAgriculture 33.5%Industry 25.3%
Services 41.2%Life expectancy 56 yearsLiteracy Rate +15yrs 65%
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3Country Labour Markets and their
TVET Systems (Session One)
430 Private Training Centres
34.000
200 Public Providers
33.000
Traditional Apprenticeship System
225.000 – 300.000
National Functional Literacy Program
182.000
Public Service Sector
2.73 Mio
Formal Private Sector
1.85 Mio
5 Universities 10 Polytechnics
121.000
670 Senior High Schools
490.000
10.213 Junior High Schools
1.285.000
17.881 Primary Schools
3.910.000
Semi-Informal Micro
Enterprises
Informal Micro Enterprises
4.66 Mio
Own Account Worker
KfW / PLANCO Hamburg4Country Labour Markets and their
TVET Systems (Session One)
Educational Background
Frequency Percentage
No Basic Education 6821 53.1
Basic Education 4120 32.2
Secondary 1135 8.9
Post Basic 553 4.3
Higher Education 148 1.2
Others 37 0.3*Source GLSS (2005/06)
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Age Group Male (%) Female (%)
Youth (13 -24) 49.8 50.2
Youth People (25 – 35) 44.2 55.8
Young Adult (36 – 50) 45.6 54.4
Adults (51 – 60) 49.2 50.8
Aged (60 – 64) 43.4 56.6
*Source GLSS (2005/06)
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Main Occupation Urban Rural All
Legislators and Managers 1.1 0.1 0.4
Professionals 5.7 1.3 2.8
Technicians and Associate Professionals
4.2 0.9 2.0
Clerks 2.9 0.2 1.1
Service/Sales Workers 25.9 6.3 13.0
Agric/Fishery 18.6 74.2 55.1
Craft and Related Trade Workers 21.7 9.1 13.4
Plant and Machine Operators 6.4 1.6 3.2
Elementary Occupations 11.4 6.2 8.0
Armed Forces/Security Personnel 2.2 0.3 0.9*Source
GLSS (2005/06)
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Region Percentage
Western 8.7
Central 6.7
Greater Accra 13.6
Volta 7.7
Eastern 9.4
Ashanti 16.8
Brong Ahafo 8.7
Northern 11.5
Upper West 8.6
Upper East 8.5
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Main Occupation Earnings (GHS)
Earnings (USD)
1 Legislators and Managers 406.08 250.67
2 Professionals 289.44 178.67
3 Technicians and Associate Professionals
177.12 109.33
4 Clerks 142.56 88.00
5 Craft and Related Trade Workers 140.40 86.67
6 Plant and Machine Operators 129.69 80.00
7 Service/Sales Workers 114.48 70.67
8 Elementary Occupations 108.00 66.67
9 Agric/Fishery Workers 90.72 56.00*Source
GLSS (2005/06)
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