Primary education, teachers in Ghana
Ghana: Primary education, teachers was 50.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Ghana, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Ghana is 50.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Ghana peaked at 50.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 169th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 32.4% | — |
| 1975 | 32.6% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 33.0% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 34.9% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 38.0% | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 39.0% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 40.4% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 42.0% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 43.8% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 40.3% | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 41.9% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 39.5% | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 36.6% | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 35.8% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 35.3% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 35.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 34.4% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 36.9% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 36.0% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 39.0% | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +40.6% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.0% | 32.4% | 39.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 39.5% | 45.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 31.8% | 36.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 31.1% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 36.7% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 44.5% | 50.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 166 Libya 53.0% compare
- 167 Timor-Leste 52.8% compare
- 168 Pakistan 51.9% compare
- 170 Burkina Faso 50.1% compare
- 171 Angola 49.5% compare
- 172 Papua New Guinea 49.3% 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Ghana?
- Primary education, teachers in Ghana was 50.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for primary education, teachers?
- Ghana ranks 169th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.