THE GHANAIAN CONSTITUTION Article 25 of the Constitution provides: 1. All persons shall have the right to equal educational opportunities and facilities. 2. Every persOn shall have the right, at his own expense, to establish and maintain a private school or schools at all levels and of such categories and in accordance with such conditions as may be provided by law. Article 26 also provides as follows: 26 (1) Every person is entitled to enjoy, practice, profess, maintain and promote any culture, language, tradition or religion subject to the provisions of this constitution. Education and Training Public schools funded by government co-exist with numerous private educational institutions, from nursery to senior secondary school. Five public universities exist in the country. One private university was established in Accra in 1998, and several religious bodies have recently unveiled plans to establish additional universities in various parts of the country. The Government of Ghana has introduced a policy of Free, Compulsory and Universal Basic Education (FCUBE) in the country. The policy seeks to provide equal educational opportunities, especially at the basic level, for children of school going age. The Ghana Education Service, which is the policy implementation agency of the Ministry of Education, has also set up a Non-Formal Educational Department which promotes functional literacy among new adult learners. Literacy Although there has been some improvement in overall literacy rates in Ghana, a strong gender differential in education remains. For example, between 1970 and 1995, the overall literacy rate more than doubled from 30% to 64%; however, the female adult literacy rate in 1995 was 53%, versus 76% for men.