Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 31.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Ghana, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Ghana stood at 31.1%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Ghana peaked at 31.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 182nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 22.0% | — |
| 1975 | 21.9% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 21.6% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 24.5% | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 21.9% | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 22.3% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 21.3% | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 21.0% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 22.2% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 21.4% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 20.9% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 25.8% | +23.3% |
| 1987 | 26.7% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 23.4% | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -25.6% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +103.1% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -23.6% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 31.1% | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 21.6% | 24.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 20.9% | 26.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 21.6% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 15.2% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 24.2% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 26.4% | 31.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 179 Solomon Islands 32.6% compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 32.6% compare
- 181 Mozambique 31.3% compare
- 183 Eritrea 31.0% compare
- 184 Bangladesh 28.7% compare
- 185 Niger 28.6% 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 secondary education who are female in Ghana?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Ghana was 31.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Ghana ranks 182nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release