Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Ghana
Ghana: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 24.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Ghana, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Ghana stood at 24.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Ghana peaked at 25.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 138th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.2% | — |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -96.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +3773.5% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 0.6% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.4% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 23.5% | 24.0% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Ghana?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Ghana was 24.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Ghana ranks 138th out of 153 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release