Ghana
04 Apr 2011
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General information
(Source: CIA World Factbook)
- Capital: Accra
- Head of Government: President John Evans Atta Mills (7 January 2009)
- Inhabitants: 23,887,812 (2009)
- GDP per capita: US$ 1,500 (2009)
- Economic growth: 4.7% (GDP real growth rate) (2009)
- Main languages: English (official), Asante (14.8%), Ewe (12.7%), Fante (9.9%)
- School life expectancy: 9 years (primary to tertiary education)
- Education expenditures: 5.4% of GDP (2005)
- Internet users: 997,000 (2008)
Higher education
- Number of students in higher education: 139,768 (2006-2007)
- Number of institutions: 33 universities (7 of which are public); 10 polytechnics (public); over 130 professional education institutions (public and private)
- Number of students in the Netherlands: 95 (2009-2010)
