Data from an upcoming report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) indicates that there are about 8 million illiterate adults in Ghana, aged 6 and older.
They are unable to understand what they read and write as a result.
With 4.6 million female and 3.3 million male illiterates, the number demonstrates a persistent disadvantage for women over time.
The survey also revealed that between the 2010 and 2021 Population and Housing Censuses (PHC), from 4.3 million to 5.5 million, there were 1.2 million more people (15 years of age and older) who were illiterate.
Ghana’s adult literacy rates are lower than those of its comparator countries three years after the ESP 2018-2030’s anti-illiteracy initiatives went into force (lower middle income and sub-Saharan African countries).
This necessitated the creation of the 2021 PHC Thematic Report Brief on Illiteracy in Ghana, which will be released later this month.
The study offers stakeholders direction on how to address hotspots and drivers of illiteracy in Ghana by focusing on three primary areas: trends, patterns, and correlates of illiteracy.
The 2021 PHC General Report on Literacy and Education, which provides information on English and local language literacy, current school attendance, and educational attainment broken down by sex, area, and type of locale, was published earlier.
www.census2021.statsghana.gov.gh
