News release - Unemployment tops Ghanaians' priorities amidst strong support for key government initiatives, Afrobarometer survey shows

Accra, Ghana 31 October 2024 News release Unemployment tops Ghanaians' priorities amidst strong support for key government initiatives, Afrobarometer survey shows Ghanaians identify unemployment as the most important issue for the government to address, followed closely by infrastructure/roads and health, the latest Afrobarometer survey reveals. [...] Large majorities back the free senior high school programme as well as the planting/rearing for food and jobs; one district, one factory; and one village, one dam initiatives. [...] ▪ Strong majorities express support for the next government to continue several current programmes: the free senior high school (85%); planting/rearing for food and jobs (81%); one district, one factory (71%); and one village, one dam (60%) (Figure 2). [...] Fewer than two in 10 Ghanaians rate the government positively on managing the economy (19%), creating jobs (18%), improving living standards of the poor (17%), narrowing gaps between rich and poor (11%) and keeping prices stable (8%) (Figure 4). [...] The Afrobarometer team in Ghana, led by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development, interviewed a nationally representative sample of 2,400 adult Ghanaians in August 2024.