Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Ghana
Ghana: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 122,558 in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Ghana, 1974β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 122,558 for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Ghana peaked at 185,715 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33,752, in 1974.
Ghana ranks 49th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40,398 | 33,752 | 48,397 | 6 |
| 1980s | 56,817 | 47,921 | 66,147 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,563 | 62,859 | 80,323 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,168 | 75,087 | 112,443 | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,776 | 121,304 | 168,546 | 10 |
| 2020s | 155,293 | 122,558 | 185,715 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,558 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Ghana?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Ghana was 122,558 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 185,715 in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,752 in 1974.
- How does Ghana rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Ghana ranks 49th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.