Which cities in Ghana are listed here?

Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Sekondi-Takoradi, Tema, Techiman, Ho, Bolgatanga, Wa, Kasoa, Sunyani, Cape Coast, Obuasi, Koforidua, Damongo, Winneba. Each combines the districts the city spans, so a count is the sum of those districts.

Which city has the most schools in Ghana?

Accra, with 1,457 schools on the register across its districts, then Kumasi with 1,293.

Why is a city's school count a floor?

The Ministry of Education register records a district for most schools but not all. A school with no district cannot be placed in a city, so each city count is the least we can show, never a claim to be every school there.

Schools in Ghana's cities

7,035 schools sit in the districts of 16 cities. Accra has the most with 1,457, then Kumasi with 1,293 and Tamale with 647. Private schools make up 84% of Kasoa's, against 29% across Ghana.

Cities

each combines its districts

Schools in them

7,035

of 43,626 in Ghana

Largest

Accra

1,457 schools

Private share, Ghana

29.0%

schools with a stated owner

Every city, side by side

Counts are the districts that make up each city, so they are floors. Click a city for its districts, senior high schools, universities and local facts.

Cities of Ghana with their schools
City	Region	Schools	Senior high	Universities, colleges	Private
Accra	Greater Accra	1,457	39	42	53.6%
Kumasi	Ashanti	1,293	38	18	48.7%
Tamale	Northern	647	15	6	19.6%
Sekondi-Takoradi	Western	500	11	2	32.4%
Tema	Greater Accra	495	13	24	55.6%
Techiman	Bono East	355	7	2	20.8%
Ho	Volta	332	19	4	27.1%
Bolgatanga	Upper East	324	2	2	16.0%
Wa	Upper West	322	12	4	17.7%
Kasoa	Central	304	3	1	84.2%
Sunyani	Bono	219	14	5	40.2%
Cape Coast	Central	206	6	3	62.1%
Obuasi	Ashanti	192	2	0	49.0%
Koforidua	Eastern	190	4	2	55.3%
Damongo	Savannah	102	4	0	22.5%
Winneba	Central	97	6	0	42.3%

Where private schools dominate

Kasoa84.2%
Cape Coast62.1%
Tema55.6%
Koforidua55.3%
Accra53.6%
Obuasi49.0%
Kumasi48.7%
Winneba42.3%
Sunyani40.2%
Sekondi-Takoradi32.4%
Ho27.1%
Damongo22.5%
Techiman20.8%
Tamale19.6%
Wa17.7%
Bolgatanga16.0%

Share of schools with a stated owner. Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2023/24.

A city here is the group of districts it spans. A school on a city's edge may be in a district we count, and a school with no district recorded is in none.

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Questions people ask about schools in Ghana's cities

Which cities in Ghana are listed here?: Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Sekondi-Takoradi, Tema, Techiman, Ho, Bolgatanga, Wa, Kasoa, Sunyani, Cape Coast, Obuasi, Koforidua, Damongo, Winneba. Each combines the districts the city spans, so a count is the sum of those districts.
Which city has the most schools in Ghana?: Accra, with 1,457 schools on the register across its districts, then Kumasi with 1,293.
Why is a city's school count a floor?: The Ministry of Education register records a district for most schools but not all. A school with no district cannot be placed in a city, so each city count is the least we can show, never a claim to be every school there.