Ghana Accelerates Foundational Learning: Ministry of Education, UNICEF and the Hempel Foundation Launch 2025 Foundational Learning Action Tracker (FLAT)

ACCRA, 27 OCTOBER 2025 – The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Hempel Foundation, today announced the launch of the 2025 Foundational Learning Action Tracker (FLAT) in Ghana. This digital monitoring tool provides crucial insights to accelerate progress in literacy, numeracy, and socio-emotional skills for children across the country, helping Ghana meet its national education goals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The launch, scheduled for October 27, 2025, at the Accra College of Education, marks a significant milestone in Ghana's commitment to enhancing educational quality and outcomes.

The FLAT monitors national efforts across the RAPID Framework for foundational learning, which focuses on five key areas of action:

• Reaching every child and keeping them in school
• Assessing learning levels
• Prioritizing the teaching of fundamentals
• Increasing instructional efficiency
• Developing psychosocial health and well-being

The Ministry of Education affirms that the 2025 Foundational Learning Action Tracker is instrumental in its efforts. This tool will provide the evidence needed to monitor progress effectively, highlighting particularly strong actions in areas like reaching every child and regular learning assessments. It will enable the Ministry to refine policies, ensure equitable resource allocation, and ultimately guarantee that every child in Ghana acquires the essential foundational skills to succeed.

First launched in 2023 by UNICEF and the Hempel Foundation, the FLAT drives global accountability for foundational learning commitments. The 2025 findings, which include data from 124 low- and middle-income countries, indicate that while most nations have sustained their efforts, the pace of progress must be accelerated to ensure all children are learning.

UNICEF emphasized the urgent need for accelerated action and investment in education, noting that ensuring every child not only goes to school but also learns requires concrete support for teachers, classrooms, and systems. UNICEF stressed that while strong policies are important, they must be backed by substantial investments is to equip teachers, provide essential resources, and strengthen education systems - turning national commitments into real learning gains in the classroom.

The FLAT's data is derived from country responses to the RAPID annual global surveys, providing a valuable mechanism for governments, educators, and policymakers to prioritize where accelerated action is most needed and inform evidence-based decision-making.

Notes to Editors

• Despite sustained policy efforts globally, the pace of progress in foundational learning is too slow. Urgent, system-wide action and investment, particularly in teachers, resources, and evidence-based programs are required to ensure all children acquire foundational skills.
• Many governments have foundational learning policies, but implementation is stalled by critical gaps, including limited provision of textbooks, uneven teacher support, and a lack of evidence-based programs implemented at scale. Policies must translate into real learning gains in the classroom.
• The FLAT confirms that progress is possible, with over 6 in 10 countries tracking student attendance and dropout and 7 in 10 countries using learning assessment data to inform nationwide education policy. However, progress stalls where it matters most: fewer than half of countries use assessment data to inform classroom practices across all schools.
• Teacher support on assessment is limited in nearly half of countries, and targeted instruction, one of the most effective catch-up strategists, is scaled nationwide in fewer than a third. Strengthening support for teachers and increasing the efficiency of instruction is critical.
• The RAPID Framework the Foundational Learning Action Tracker monitors countries' efforts based on the five key actions of the RAPID Framework: Reach every child, assess learning levels, prioritize teaching the fundamentals, increase instructional efficiency, and develop psychosocial health and well-being.