Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained was 29.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Ghana stood at 29.5%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Ghana peaked at 29.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 85th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.8% | — |
| 2000 | 26.0% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8% | 26.8% | 26.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 22.3% | 26.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 27.4% | 28.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 28.1% | 29.5% | 2 |
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 secondary education who are trained in Ghana?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Ghana was 29.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained?
- Ghana ranks 85th out of 98 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release