Schools

Name: Ghana Schools
Creator: OpenStreetMap contributors
License: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/

Basic and secondary schools in Ghana with region, district, ownership and coordinates. Derived from OpenStreetMap. 3828 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 26, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 26, 2026GH₵69.003,828 recordsEducation

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
name	TEXT NOT NULL
school_type	TEXT
ownership	TEXT
operator	TEXT
isced_level	TEXT
gender	TEXT
region	TEXT
district	TEXT
locality	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
phone	TEXT
website	TEXT
osm_id	TEXT
source	TEXT

Preview

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First 5 rows of Schools
nameTEXT NOT NULL	school typeTEXT	ownershipTEXT	operatorTEXT	isced levelTEXT	genderTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
Tamale Girls International School	—	—	—	—	—	Northern Region	Tamale Metropolitan	—	9.396304	-0.846752	—	—	node/31211432	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Garrison Basic School	—	Public	—	—	—	Greater Accra Region	La Dade-kotopon	—	5.588538	-0.159557	—	—	node/372584500	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Achimota Preparatory/Junior High School	—	—	—	—	—	Greater Accra Region	Okaikwei North Municipal	—	5.622568	-0.218659	—	—	node/372806897	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Roman Catholic Basic School	—	—	—	—	—	Greater Accra Region	Ada East	—	5.779116	0.638366	—	—	node/901048397	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Azizanya Primary School	—	—	—	—	—	Greater Accra Region	Ada East	—	5.779839	0.638481	—	—	node/901048919	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT NOT NULL	school typeTEXT	ownershipTEXT	operatorTEXT	isced levelTEXT	genderTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-school_type-1	example-ownership-1	example-operator-1	example-isced_level-1	example-gender-1	example-region-1	example-district-1	example-locality-1	10	10	example-phone-1	example-website-1	10	example-source-1
example-name-2	example-school_type-2	example-ownership-2	example-operator-2	example-isced_level-2	example-gender-2	example-region-2	example-district-2	example-locality-2	20	20	example-phone-2	example-website-2	20	example-source-2
example-name-3	example-school_type-3	example-ownership-3	example-operator-3	example-isced_level-3	example-gender-3	example-region-3	example-district-3	example-locality-3	30	30	example-phone-3	example-website-3	30	example-source-3
example-name-4	example-school_type-4	example-ownership-4	example-operator-4	example-isced_level-4	example-gender-4	example-region-4	example-district-4	example-locality-4	40	40	example-phone-4	example-website-4	40	example-source-4
example-name-5	example-school_type-5	example-ownership-5	example-operator-5	example-isced_level-5	example-gender-5	example-region-5	example-district-5	example-locality-5	50	50	example-phone-5	example-website-5	50	example-source-5
example-name-6	example-school_type-6	example-ownership-6	example-operator-6	example-isced_level-6	example-gender-6	example-region-6	example-district-6	example-locality-6	60	60	example-phone-6	example-website-6	60	example-source-6
example-name-7	example-school_type-7	example-ownership-7	example-operator-7	example-isced_level-7	example-gender-7	example-region-7	example-district-7	example-locality-7	70	70	example-phone-7	example-website-7	70	example-source-7
example-name-8	example-school_type-8	example-ownership-8	example-operator-8	example-isced_level-8	example-gender-8	example-region-8	example-district-8	example-locality-8	80	80	example-phone-8	example-website-8	80	example-source-8

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/schools

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 26, 2026from the source
Covers: A snapshotas of Sep 26, 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026had warnings
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (OpenStreetMap contributors). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. Last updated from the source on Sep 26, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Schools (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/schools

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/schools?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/schools?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/schools",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Field

Type

name

TEXT NOT NULL

school_type

TEXT

ownership

TEXT

operator

TEXT

isced_level

TEXT

gender

TEXT

region

TEXT

district

TEXT

locality

TEXT

latitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

longitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

phone

TEXT

website

TEXT

osm_id

TEXT

source

TEXT

nameTEXT NOT NULL

school typeTEXT

ownershipTEXT

operatorTEXT

isced levelTEXT

genderTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

Tamale Girls International School

—

Northern Region

Tamale Metropolitan

—

9.396304

-0.846752

—

node/31211432

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Garrison Basic School

—

Public

—

Greater Accra Region

La Dade-kotopon

—

5.588538

-0.159557

—

node/372584500

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Achimota Preparatory/Junior High School

—

Greater Accra Region

Okaikwei North Municipal

—

5.622568

-0.218659

—

node/372806897

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Roman Catholic Basic School

—

Greater Accra Region

Ada East

—

5.779116

0.638366

—

node/901048397

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Azizanya Primary School

—

Greater Accra Region

Ada East

—

5.779839

0.638481

—

node/901048919

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT NOT NULL

school typeTEXT

ownershipTEXT

operatorTEXT

isced levelTEXT

genderTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

example-name-1

example-school_type-1

example-ownership-1

example-operator-1

example-isced_level-1

example-gender-1

example-region-1

example-district-1

example-locality-1

example-phone-1

example-website-1

example-source-1

example-name-2

example-school_type-2

example-ownership-2

example-operator-2

example-isced_level-2

example-gender-2

example-region-2

example-district-2

example-locality-2

example-phone-2

example-website-2

example-source-2

example-name-3

example-school_type-3

example-ownership-3

example-operator-3

example-isced_level-3

example-gender-3

example-region-3

example-district-3

example-locality-3

example-phone-3

example-website-3

example-source-3

example-name-4

example-school_type-4

example-ownership-4

example-operator-4

example-isced_level-4

example-gender-4

example-region-4

example-district-4

example-locality-4

example-phone-4

example-website-4

example-source-4

example-name-5

example-school_type-5

example-ownership-5

example-operator-5

example-isced_level-5

example-gender-5

example-region-5

example-district-5

example-locality-5

example-phone-5

example-website-5

example-source-5

example-name-6

example-school_type-6

example-ownership-6

example-operator-6

example-isced_level-6

example-gender-6

example-region-6

example-district-6

example-locality-6

example-phone-6

example-website-6

example-source-6

example-name-7

example-school_type-7

example-ownership-7

example-operator-7

example-isced_level-7

example-gender-7

example-region-7

example-district-7

example-locality-7

example-phone-7

example-website-7

example-source-7

example-name-8

example-school_type-8

example-ownership-8

example-operator-8

example-isced_level-8

example-gender-8

example-region-8

example-district-8

example-locality-8

example-phone-8

example-website-8

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Schools (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/schools

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/schools?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/schools?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/schools",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]