Abstract
There was much euphoria and enthusiasm surrounding the advent of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, but there was little empirical evidence regarding how much would be required of countries to achieve the goals. This article contributes to filling this gap by estimating what Ghana needs in fiscal terms to achieve SDG 4: Quality Education. The article estimated an education gap, which indicates the difference between what pertains to education indicators in Ghana and what SDG 4 sets to achieve. Further, the fiscal capacity needed to address the gap was estimated while taking cognisance of the nation's education budget and fiscal space from tax revenues. The results indicated that Ghana is inefficient in its allocation of education resources.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 177-197 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Africa Education Review |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 23 Jul 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 3 Mar 2020 |
Keywords
- education
- fiscal capacity
- sustainable development goal
- Ghana