Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according was 50.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 50.5% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Ghana peaked at 50.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 1999.
That places Ghana 106th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39.2% | — |
| 2000 | 42.5% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 43.6% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 43.2% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 47.4% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 50.5% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 39.2% | 39.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 40.7% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 45.4% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 46.7% | 50.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 103 Nigeria 52.6% compare
- 104 Burkina Faso 52.4% compare
- 105 Tanzania, United Republic of 51.3% compare
- 107 Pakistan 49.5% compare
- 108 Equatorial Guinea 48.4% compare
- 109 Mozambique 47.4% 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 trained according in Ghana?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Ghana was 50.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according?
- Ghana ranks 106th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release