Tertiary Education can be made free in Ghana, think about it

However, opening the secondary floodgates has created a sharp financial bottleneck at the tertiary level. While over 512,000 students are currently enrolled across Ghana’s 26 public universities and specialised degree-awarding institutions, rising facility user fees continue to lock out thousands of qualified applicants. Monitoring data from Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) shows fresh tertiary admissions dipped to roughly 160,000 in the 2025/2026 academic year, down from 195,000 the year before, largely due to financial constraints.