Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary both sexes was 87.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 87.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 43.9% on the previous year and up 113.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana peaked at 87.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2004.
That places Ghana 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.2% | — |
| 2000 | 25.4% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -45.1% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +89.6% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.1% | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | +43.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 87.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.2%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 87.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.3%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +89.6% | 11.7% | 22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 11.7% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 26.8% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 60.9% | 87.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 58 Saint Lucia 90.3% compare
- 59 Costa Rica 90.0% compare
- 60 Bolivia 89.6% compare
- 62 Seychelles 87.6% compare
- 63 Democratic Republic of Congo 85.6% compare
- 64 Fiji 85.2% compare
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 in in Ghana?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana was 87.7% in 2024, 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 87.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release