Primary education, teachers, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0036 units per person in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Ghana, 1974β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Ghana is 0.0036 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 33.0% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0058 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 units per person, in 1974.
Ghana ranks 157th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 154 Kyrgyz Republic 0.0037 units per person compare
- 155 United Arab Emirates 0.0036 units per person compare
- 156 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.0036 units per person compare
- 158 India 0.0035 units per person compare
- 159 Japan 0.0035 units per person compare
- 160 Eritrea, The State of 0.0035 units per person compare
More education data for Ghana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- 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 122,558 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Ghana?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Ghana was 0.0036 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 units per person in 1974.
- How does Ghana rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 157th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.