Schools in Oti Region
1,311 schools across 9 districts in Oti Region, 3.0% of every school in Ghana, against an average of 2,727 a region. 41 are senior high schools and 17% of schools with a stated owner are private. The regional capital is Dambai. About 51% of people aged 6 and over can read and write (our calculation from Census 2021 counts).
About Oti Region
Oti Region is one of Ghana's youngest. It was carved from the northern part of the old Volta Region after the referendum of 27 December 2018, in which 98.64 percent voted yes, and it was inaugurated on 14 May 2019 with Dambai as the capital. About 747,000 people lived here at the 2021 census, spread over nine districts. The regional council counts around 25 ethnic groups and 21 paramountcies. Because the region is so new, exam results from before 2019 sit under Volta, not Oti. Teacher training has deep roots here. Outside class, Kyabobo National Park on the Togo border holds Mount Dzebobo, and the old village of Shiare sits on terraces in the Breast Mountains.
How the region came about: Created in 2019 from the northern part of the former Volta Region. The referendum on 27 December 2018 returned 98.64 percent yes, and the region was inaugurated on 14 May 2019. Figures from before 2019 for this area sit under the old Volta Region.
What makes Oti Region proud
- Dambai College of Education opened in 1974 and launched its 50th anniversary celebrations in February 2024.
- Kyabobo National Park on the Togo border holds Mount Dzebobo, described as Ghana's second-highest mountain.
- Shiare, called the Hanging Village, has houses of rock and clay built on mountain terraces.
- About 25 ethnic groups and 21 paramountcies share the region.
- In 2025, 871 of 899 candidates from Kadjebi-Asato Senior High qualified for tertiary admission.
Education pride in Oti
Founding years are shown only where the sources are reliable and agree. A school without a year here is listed without one rather than guessed.
- Kadjebi-Asato Senior High School (KASEC)Kadjebi
- Dambai College of Education opened on 18 October 1974 as Dambai Teacher Training College with 35 male students, to train teachers for the northern part of the old Volta Region. Women were admitted in its second year.
Universities and colleges based here
- Dambai College of Education Dambai, college of education, since 1974
Oti in numbers
1,311 schools on the register, counted by level and owner, against the whole country.
Schools by level
- Basic schools910 · 69%
- Junior high schools204 · 16%
- Primary schools141 · 11%
- Senior high schools41 · 3%
- Vocational schools8 · 1%
- Kindergartens2 · 0%
- Nursing and midwifery training colleges1 · 0%
Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2023/24. Basic schools combine KG, primary and JHS at one campus and are not split in the register.
Public and private
Ghana: 29.0% private. Share is of schools with a stated owner.
Literacy and learning
Literacy is our own calculation from the Census 2021 counts. Learning scores are older, and are labelled with the region as it was then.
Share of people aged 6 and over who can read and write, by region
Oti is 50.6% against 69.8% for the 16 regions together. Highest: Greater Accra 87.9%. Lowest: Savannah 32.8%.
Our calculation from Census 2021 counts (312,102 literate of 616,851 aged 6 and over in Oti). Source: Ghana Statistical Service, 2021.
- At the 2021 census, 251,381 people aged 3 and over in Oti were attending school.2021
- The 2022 District League Table gave Oti a regional education score of 43.9 for 2021/22.2021/22
- Old region data: before 2019 this area belonged to Volta. Volta (pre-2019) averaged 251.6 out of 600 in the BECE in 2018. That figure covers the whole old Volta Region, not Oti alone.2018, old boundaries
Culture and heritage in Oti Region
Festival months are the usual ones, and some move with the lunar calendar. Ask locally before you travel.
Festivals and their usual month
- Buem LiluBuem people, Jasikan Thanksgiving for the yam harvest.
- GidifonAdele people, Nkwanta South Welcomes the new yam.
- Krachi yam festival (Dente Akwambo)Krachi districts Annual harvest festival of the Krachi people.
- FrikosuoBiakoye Remembers a battle victory.
- Shiare homes of rock and clay are built in terraces on the mountain slope, a building style kept by the Akyode-speaking Guan community there.
- Traditional marriage customs differ by group, from Akan practices in Kadjebi to Konkomba customs in the north. Sacred taboos protect rivers and land.
Heritage sites
- national parkKyabobo National ParkNkwanta Mountain park on the Togo border. It holds Mount Dzebobo, described by the regional council as Ghana's second-highest mountain, with a view over Lake Volta.
- otherShiare, the Hanging VillageNkwanta South Settlement in the Breast Mountains said to be about 900 years old. Houses of rock and clay are built on terraces along the mountain.
- otherVolta Lake shoreline and waterfallsNkonya-Ahodwo and other towns The National Commission on Culture lists the lake, the Kabo Forest Reserve and waterfalls at Asupin, Shiari and Kute among the region's sites.
The economy of Oti Region in a line
Fishing along the Volta Lake and rivers, and farming of yam, guinea corn, fonio and rice, support most households.
Districts of Oti Region
Every district, with its private share and senior high count. Schools with no district recorded are in the region total only.
| District | Schools | Private | Senior high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biakoye | 254 | 17% | 7 |
| Nkwanta South Municipal | 178 | 24% | 6 |
| Krachi East Municipal | 175 | 14% | 6 |
| Kadjebi | 163 | 11% | 4 |
| Jasikan Municipal | 143 | 18% | 7 |
| Nkwanta North | 139 | 27% | 2 |
| Krachi Nchumuru | 117 | 15% | 2 |
| Krachi West Municipal | 99 | 17% | 4 |
| Guan | 41 | 5% | 3 |
Cities and towns in Oti Region
Senior high schools in Oti Region
The first ten of 41. The full list, by district, has its own page.
| School | Level | Ownership | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahamansu Islamic Senior High School | Senior High | public | Kadjebi |
| Akpafu Senior High/Technical School | Senior High | public | Guan |
| Asakawkaw Senior High School | Senior High | public | Krachi East Municipal |
| Asukawkaw Senior High School | Senior High | public | Krachi East Municipal |
| Asukawkaw SHS | Senior High | public | Krachi East Municipal |
| Biakoye Community Senior High School | Senior High | public | Biakoye |
| Biakoye Community SHS - Nkonya Wurupong | Senior High | public | Biakoye |
| Bowiri Community Senior High-Tech Kwamekrom | Senior High | public | Biakoye |
| Bowiri Community Snr. High School | Senior High | public | Biakoye |
| Bowiri Senior High School | Senior High | private | Biakoye |
All 41 senior high schools in Oti Region
Schools near me in Oti Region
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Find schools near meQuestions people ask about schools in Oti Region
- How many schools are there in Oti Region?
- 1,311 schools across 9 districts, which is 3.0% of every school in Ghana. 41 of them are senior high schools.
- Which district in Oti Region has the most schools?
- Biakoye, with 254 schools.
- How do I find schools near me in Oti Region?
- Open the schools near me page and allow your location, or choose your town. It lists the closest schools to you from the schools whose position we trust. Each district page in Oti Region also lists its schools.
- What are the best schools in Oti Region?
- We do not rank schools. To compare schools by results, boarding and programmes, use the SchoolRegistry directory.
- Which region was Oti part of before 2019?
- Oti was part of the Volta Region until it was created in 2019 after a referendum on 27 December 2018. Exam results from before 2019 for this area are recorded under Volta, so they cover the whole old region and not Oti alone.