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Claim: Kennedy Agyapong has repeated the claim that 5.7 million people benefitted from Free SHS during the NPP’s final rally.
Verdict: False
Explanation: According to the Ministry of Finance, the total beneficiaries of the Free SHS policy from 2017 to 2024 are 3,135,754. This figure is 2,564,246 lower than the 5.7 million President Akufo-Addo, Dr Bawumia, and NPP forerunner Kennedy Agyapong mentioned.
| Year (Mid-Year Budget Statement) | Academic Year | Total First-Year Enrolment |
| 2018 | 2017/2018 (Cohort 1) | 362,118 |
| 2019 | 2018/2019 (Cohort 2) | 432,791 |
| 2020 | 2019/2020 (Cohort 3) | 404,851 |
| 2021 | 2020/2021 (Cohort 4) | 423,320 |
| 2022 | 2021/2022 (Cohort 5) | 555,353 |
| 2023 | 2022/2023 (Cohort 6) | 447,396 |
| 2024 | 2023/2024 (Cohort 7) | 509,925 |
| Total Beneficiaries | 3,135,754 | |
