Ghana launches $300m World Bank-backed plan to overhaul secondary education

The initiative aims to eliminate the double-track system by building 10 new schools and rehabilitating 150 existing facilities, signaling a major push to expand capacity.

By Handelsavisen Newsroom · Automated 2026-07-23 17:30 UTC · 1 min read

The Ghanaian government has unveiled a US$300 million project supported by the World Bank to transform its secondary education sector.

The initiative is designed to eliminate the country's double-track system, a scheduling arrangement that has long constrained student enrollment and learning outcomes.

9 million financing package for Pakistan’s grid stability efforts, highlighting a continued focus on foundational economic enablers across emerging markets.

Under the plan, authorities will construct 10 new secondary schools and rehabilitate 150 existing facilities.

The infrastructure expansion is intended to increase classroom capacity and reduce overcrowding, addressing a critical bottleneck in the nation's human capital development.

The announcement follows a broader pattern of World Bank engagement in African infrastructure and social sector reforms.

The multilateral lender recently approved a $1.5 billion development policy loan for South Africa’s infrastructure modernization and a $375.9 million financing package for Pakistan’s grid stability efforts, highlighting a continued focus on foundational economic enablers across emerging markets.