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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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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

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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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