Accra

== Education ==
=== Pre-school ===
Pre-school comprises nursery and kindergarten. In 2001, there were 7,923 children (3,893 girls and 4,030 boys) in [[pre-school]]s in Accra. In 2010, the enrolment rate at Pre-school was 98%.<ref name="UNICEF at a glance: Ghana&nbsp;– Statistics">{{cite web |url=http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ghana_statistics.html |title=UNICEF at a glance: Ghana&nbsp;– Statistics |work=unicef.org |publisher=[[UNICEF]] |access-date=5 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403110008/http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ghana_statistics.html |archive-date=3 April 2012}}</ref> Pre-schools are regulated by the Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare, and are mostly privately owned and operated. In 2001, there were 62 government-owned pre-schools in the Accra metropolis.

=== Primary school ===
Primary school enrolment of girls is higher than that of boys.<ref name="UNICEF at a glance: Ghana&nbsp;– Statistics"/> In 2010, the enrollment rate at primary school level was 95%.<ref name="UNICEF at a glance: Ghana&nbsp;– Statistics"/>

=== Junior high school (JHS) ===
The Junior High School is part of Ghana's basic education program. Its nationwide implementation began on 29 September 1987.

In the 2001/2002 academic year, 61,080 pupils had enrolled in Accra, representing 57.17% of the 129,467 school-age 12–to-14-year-olds. In 2010, the enrolment rate at Junior high school level was 95%.<ref name="UNICEF at a glance: Ghana&nbsp;– Statistics"/> The ratio of girls is also higher at this level.<ref name="UNICEF at a glance: Ghana&nbsp;– Statistics"/>

=== Senior high school (SHS) ===
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The transition rate between junior high and senior high school increased from 30 per cent in 1990 to 50 per cent in 2001. The number of students grew by 23,102 between 1990 and 2005, an increase of about 2,310 a year, since 2010 the senior high school enrolment rate has been 95%.<ref name="UNICEF at a glance: Ghana&nbsp;– Statistics"/>

[[Ghana International School]] (GIS), a private non-profit [[A-Level]] school founded in 1955 for children from ages 3–18, is located in Accra's Cantonments. Abelemkpe is the home of [[Lincoln Community School]], a private, non-profit [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB) school for students aged 3–18, established in 1968.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lincoln.edu.gh |title=Lincoln Community School |work=School Website |access-date=29 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926100838/http://www.lincoln.edu.gh/ |archive-date=26 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[American International School of Accra|American International School]] and [[Abundant Grace Academy]] are also situated in Accra.

A number of notable public secondary schools lie on the outskirts of Accra: [[Achimota School]], commonly referred to as "Motown", which was founded in 1924 and opened in 1927;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.achimota.edu.gh/ |title=Achimota School Website |publisher=Achimota School |access-date=29 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923174552/http://www.achimota.edu.gh/ |archive-date=23 September 2009 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> the [[Accra Academy]], known as "Accra Aca"; the [[Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School]] in [[Legon]], commonly known as "Presec"; Wesley Grammar School&nbsp;– WESS-G Dansoman, [[St Mary's Senior High School (Ghana)|St. Mary's Senior High School]], commonly referred to as "Merriez", is a well-known girls' boarding school in Ghana; <!--Redlink [[St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Cantonments, Accra|St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School]] -->[[St. Thomas Aquinas Senior High School]], commonly known as "Quinas"; [[Accra High School]] commonly known as "Ahisco"; [[West Africa Secondary School]], commonly known as "WASS"; the [[Accra Girls Senior High School|Accra Girls' Senior High School]], commonly known as "Agiss"; [[Kaneshie Secondary Technical School]] ("[[Kateco]]"); the Armed Forces Secondary Technical; and St. John's [[Grammar School]]; among others.

=== Universities ===
The [[University of Ghana]] is located {{convert|13|km|mi}} north of the city centre at [[Legon]]. A number of other public and private universities and [[tertiary institution]]s have since been founded in Accra, some of which are listed below.
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! Institution !! Location !! Public/Private !! Affiliation
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| [[University of Ghana]] (Legon) || Legon || Public ||
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| [[Accra Institute of Technology]] (AIT) || Cantonments || Private || [[Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology]]
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| [[Regional Maritime University]] (RMU) || Nungua || Private || University of Ghana
|-
| [[Ghana Telecom University College]] (GTUC) || Tesano || Private ||
|-
| [[Islamic University College, Ghana|Islamic University College]] (ICUG) || East Legon || Private || University of Ghana
|-
| Knutsford University College (Knutsford) || East Legon || Private || University of Ghana
|-
| [[Methodist University College Ghana|Methodist University College]] (MUCG) || Dansoman || Private || University of Ghana
|-
| [[Regent University College of Science and Technology]] (Regent) || Mataheko || Private || [[Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology]]
|-
| [[Ashesi University]] (Ashesi) || Berekuso || Private || [[University of Cape Coast]]
|-
| [[Heritage Christian College]] || Amasaman || Private || [[Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology]]
|-
| [[Central University College]] (Central) || Mataheko/Miotso || Private || [[University of Cape Coast]]
|-
| [[Zenith University College]] (ZUC) || La, Trade Fair || Private || University of Cape Coast
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| [[Ghana Institute of Journalism]] (GIJ) || Ridge || Public || University of Ghana
|-
| [[Accra Polytechnic|Accra Technical University(ATU)]]|| Tudu || Public  ||
|-
| Advanced Business University College (ABUC) || Kaneshie || Private || [[University of Education, Winneba]]
|-
| [[Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration]] (GIMPA) || Achimota || Public ||
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| The [[University of Professional Studies]] (UPS) || Legon || Public ||
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| [[National Film and Television Institute]] (NAFTI) || Cantonments || Public || University of Ghana
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| [[Valley View University]] (VVU) || Oyibi || Private ||
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| [[African University College of Communications]] (AUCC) || Adabraka || Private || University of Ghana
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| [[University of Professional Studies, Accra]] (UPSA)  || East-Legon || Public || Accra
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| Academic City University College (ACUC) || Haatso || Private || 
|-
| [[Pentecost University]] (Pentvars) || Sowutuom || Private ||
|-
| Wisconsin International University College, Ghana || North Legon || Private ||
|-
| Webster University, Ghana || East Legon || Private ||
|}
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