Ghana - Ghana Education Impact Evaluation Survey 2003

Version1.0: Edited, anonymized dataset, for public use

2008-08-05

The report attached to the external resources is a draft one. GSS is yet to get the electronic version of the published report.

Education is a fundamental element of poverty reduction strategies. This recognition has led the United Nations to set the provision of primary education to all children of the world (boys and girls alike) by year 2015, as one of the Millennium Development Goals.

Since 1987, the Ghanaian educational system has undergone a process of reforms directed to improve both the quality and the quantity of education. The Ghanaian Government's effort has been supported by several international donors and by the World Bank in particular. The support of the World Bank has consisted of school building and rehabilitation, provision of school furniture, teaching materials, teachers' training, advice on institutional reforms and promotion of community involvement.

In order to inform future Ghanaian educational policy, an assessment is required of the impact of the past educational interventions on children educational outcomes and on the welfare of Ghanaian households.

The objective of the present survey is to provide a wide range of information on, educational achievements, school facilities and household characteristics that can be used to assess the impact of Ghanaian educational reform, and inform future educational policies at the national level.

The aim of the survey is to produce data on households' welfare and educational outcomes that can be compared to the information provided by data collected before the inception of Ghanaian educational reforms. The Ghana Living Standard Survey of 1988 (GLSS 88) tested educational achievements of all household's members and teachers in 85 of the 170 Census Enumeration Areas (EAs) surveyed at that time. In addition, a school facility survey was carried out in the selected 85 EA.

Sample survey data [ssd]

Household