Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 26.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 26.4% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ghana peaked at 33.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2005.
That places Ghana 123rd out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.1% | — |
| 2000 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -26.9% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +69.6% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -30.6% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 19.6% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 25.2% | 26.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ghana?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Ghana was 26.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Ghana ranks 123rd out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.