President John Mahama is pushing more financial support in the education sector. Here are the specific details as highlighted in the 2026 budget presentation on Thursday, November 13,2026.
—GH¢33.3 billion allocated to the Ministry of Education.
—GH¢9.9 billion for GETFund.
—Government has also set aside GH¢4.2 billion to implement Free SHS.
—GH¢1.1 billion under the Ghana Secondary Learning Improvement Programme (GSLIP) to end the double-track system.
—GH¢537 million for the No Fee Stress policy.
—GH¢25 million for Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disabilities.
—GH¢3 billion for textbooks, school buses, desks and other learning materials.
—GH¢2 billion for the construction of 200 new JHSs, 200 primary schools, 200 kindergartens and teacher bungalows.
—GH¢157 million for Capitation Grants.
—GH¢1.98 billion for School Feeding.
—GH¢292 million for free sanitary pads.
—GH¢207 million for teacher trainee allowances.
—GH¢169 million for BECE registration.
SOURCE: Kasatintin.com
