Send Surplus Teachers in Urban Schools to Rural Schools in Need- Eduwatch

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has encouraged the government to relocate surplus teachers in urban schools to rural areas where their services are required.

In its assessment of the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, it decried the absence of a sufficient teacher recruitment plan.

This, it observes, has exacerbated the deficit in trained teachers, leaving an estimated 30,000 basic school classrooms without trained teachers, and disproportionately affecting deprived districts.

“Of these vacancies, about 21,000 exist at the KG and Primary levels alone. The Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service (GES) must prioritise teacher recruitment in the budget appropriation process.”

The education think tank suggested the rationalisation of teachers as an alternative.

“Amid obvious budgetary limitations, it is important for the GES to pursue teacher rationalisation and ensure surplus teachers in urban schools are sent to rural and peri-urban schools that need them most.”

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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