Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 83.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ghana, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ghana stood at 83.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ghana peaked at 97.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2004.
That places Ghana 163rd out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 94.0% | — |
| 1986 | 97.1% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 93.5% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 91.5% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 91.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 91.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 89.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 81.9% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 83.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.6%, 88% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 83.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.4%, 94% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 95.4% | 93.5% | 97.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 79.3% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 82.2% | 83.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 160 Burkina Faso 85.5% compare
- 161 Rwanda 84.7% compare
- 162 Djibouti 84.3% compare
- 164 Kenya 81.1% compare
- 165 Madagascar 79.1% compare
- 166 South Africa 78.6% compare
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 pre-primary education who are female in Ghana?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Ghana was 83.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 1987.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Ghana ranks 163rd out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary 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.