Ghana launches 2026-2040 foundational learning plan
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 3News
Illustrative image · B · Licence PexelsGhana launches a 2026-2040 plan for foundational learning, focused on reading and numeracy from primary school and reducing gaps between rural and urban areas. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu announced it on 11 November 2026 in Accra, saying President John Dramani Mahama and Vice-President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang are backing the initiative, according to 3News.
Ghana launched its 2026-2040 Agenda for Foundational Learning in Accra on Wednesday 11 November, aimed at strengthening children’s reading and numeracy skills. Ghanaian Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu presented the strategy as a reorientation of public investment towards basic learning during the launch ceremony reported by 3News.
The government aims to reduce disparities in access to quality education between rural and urban areas, as well as between public and private schools. The minister said Ghana’s literacy rate was about 78%, compared with nearly 98% worldwide. He also put literacy performance among the population aged 15 and under at about 91%.
Ghanaian Vice-President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is backing the initiative, which is to be implemented with the support of international partners, including the British government and Unicef. Haruna Iddrisu also referred to Ghana’s constitutional commitments on free and compulsory universal primary education, enshrined in the 1992 Constitution.
