Kofi Sarpong was born at Nsuta-Beposo in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He obtained his GCE Ordinary Level certificate from the Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School in Bekwai and his GCE Advanced Level from Sekondi College. He gained admission to the University of Ghana to pursue a course in Business Administration. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He gained a World Bank scholarship in 1987 to study a Master of Business Administration from the University of Ghana. Upon completing his master's education, he was awarded a graduate scholarship to pursue a Master of Accountancy at the University of Glasgow in 1990. A Commonwealth Scholarship offered him the opportunity to apply for a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Industrial and Business Studies from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Kofi Sarpong also holds a Master of Arts in Ministry from the Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon. He is a Chartered accountant from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom.
