Ghana vs WB: Ida Total: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Ghana
50.2%
in 2024
WB: Ida Total
52.4%
in 2024
Ghana rank
180th
WB: Ida Total rank
179th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Ghana
- WB: Ida Total
How they compare
WB: Ida Total currently reports 52.4% against 50.2% in Ghana, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1974 it was WB: Ida Total ahead.
Ghana ranks 180th and WB: Ida Total ranks 179th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and WB: Ida Total in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | WB: Ida Total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.0% | 35.8% | 0.8% | WB: Ida Total |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 38.5% | 3.4% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 42.4% | 7.1% | WB: Ida Total |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 45.5% | 10.7% | WB: Ida Total |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 49.5% | 10.4% | WB: Ida Total |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 52.0% | 5.0% | WB: Ida Total |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Ghana or WB: Ida Total?
- WB: Ida Total, at 52.4% against 50.2% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Ghana and WB: Ida Total?
- 2.2%, with WB: Ida Total ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and WB: Ida Total?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and WB: Ida Total rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Ghana ranks 180th and WB: Ida Total ranks 179th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release