The World Bank has approved a US$300 million financing package to support Ghana’s education reforms under the Transformative Secondary Education for Access, Results and Relevance for Jobs (STARR-J) Project.
This was announced by the Ministry of Education in a statement issued on 16th June, 2026, noting that the intervention will strengthen access, quality, and infrastructure in the secondary education sector.
According to the Ministry, the project is a key step toward addressing infrastructure gaps created by the expansion of the Free Senior High School policy and improving overall learning conditions nationwide.
A major focus of the initiative is to support government efforts to phase out the double-track system in senior high schools by 2027 through expanded infrastructure and improved system efficiency.
Speaking on the development, Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu said, “This project is a major investment in Ghana’s growing youthful population and a strategic contribution to the country’s long-term human capital development and global competitiveness.
It will help expand learning opportunities, improve school conditions, better align secondary education with the skills demanded by the labour market, and, more importantly, respond to the infrastructure deficit associated with expanded access to Free Secondary Education.”
The Ministry expressed appreciation to World Bank Country Director Robert Taliercio O’Brien, the World Bank education team, and the Ministry of Finance led by Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson for their support.
