Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 50.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Ghana, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Ghana is 50.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Ghana peaked at 50.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2005.
That places Ghana 180th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 32.4% | — |
| 1975 | 32.6% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 33.0% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 34.9% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 38.0% | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 39.0% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 40.4% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 42.0% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 43.8% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 40.3% | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 41.9% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 39.5% | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 36.6% | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 35.8% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 35.3% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 35.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 34.4% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 36.9% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 36.0% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 39.0% | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +40.6% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | +8.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 50.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 50.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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% | 31.1% | 43.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.0% | 32.4% | 39.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 39.5% | 45.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 31.8% | 36.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 31.1% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 36.7% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 44.5% | 50.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 177 Libya 53.0% compare
- 178 Timor-Leste 52.8% compare
- 179 Pakistan 51.9% compare
- 181 Burkina Faso 50.1% compare
- 182 Angola 49.5% compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 49.3% 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 primary education who are female in Ghana?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Ghana was 50.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Ghana ranks 180th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release