Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 73.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 73.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana peaked at 83.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2009.
That places Ghana 44th out of 59 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 83.7% | — |
| 2000 | 80.0% | -4.3% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 64.8% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 65.8% | 73.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 41 Bahamas 81.0% compare
- 42 Kuwait 79.1% compare
- 43 Saint Lucia 73.3% compare
- 45 Sierra Leone 72.0% compare
- 46 Ecuador 70.6% compare
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 64.3% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana was 73.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Ghana ranks 44th out of 59 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.