Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained was 30.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Ghana, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 30.3% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Ghana peaked at 30.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 66th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.1% | — |
| 2000 | 27.3% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 24.0% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 29.3% | 30.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
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 trained in Ghana?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Ghana was 30.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained?
- Ghana ranks 66th out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release