Female teachers in Ghana
Ghana: Female teachers was 50.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in Ghana, 1974–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female teachers in Ghana is 50.21, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Ghana peaked at 50.21 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.08, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 180th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Female teachers in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 32.4 | — |
| 1975 | 32.64 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 33.02 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 34.92 | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 37.96 | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 39.03 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 40.38 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 41.99 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 43.8 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 45.5 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 40.26 | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 41.93 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 39.47 | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 36.6 | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 35.75 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 35.28 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 35.52 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 34.92 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 34.41 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 36.95 | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 35.96 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 31.76 | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 34.31 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 34.79 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 32.09 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 32.42 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 38.99 | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 31.08 | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 43.7 | +40.6% |
| 2007 | 33.49 | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 33.03 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 33.68 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 36.72 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 36.71 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.72 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.91 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 38.28 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 38.9 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 39.71 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 40.88 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 41.63 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 42.95 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 44.54 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 46.32 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 50.21 | +8.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 50.21 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.14, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 50.21 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.65, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +40.6% | 31.08 | 43.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.99 | 32.4 | 39.03 | 6 |
| 1980s | 41.9 | 39.47 | 45.5 | 7 |
| 1990s | 35.24 | 31.76 | 36.95 | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.76 | 31.08 | 43.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.04 | 36.71 | 42.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.02 | 44.54 | 50.21 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 177 Libya 53 compare
- 178 East Timor 52.8 compare
- 179 Pakistan 51.93 compare
- 181 Burkina Faso 50.07 compare
- 182 Angola 49.51 compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 49.35 compare
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Ghana?
- Female teachers in Ghana was 50.21 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 50.21 in 2024.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.08 in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for female teachers?
- Ghana ranks 180th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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