Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level was 77.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Ghana stood at 77.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Ghana peaked at 80.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 66th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.0% | — |
| 2001 | 79.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 67.6% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +32.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 77.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 82% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 77.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.9%, 95% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +32.7% | 58.0% | 77.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.4% | 64.8% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 55.5% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 58.0% | 77.0% | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Ghana?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Ghana was 77.0% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by?
- Ghana ranks 66th out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level and sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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