Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 87.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana stood at 87.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.7% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana peaked at 87.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2004.
That places Ghana 62nd out of 110 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 with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.4% | — |
| 2000 | 25.9% | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -43.4% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +81.9% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +29.8% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | +43.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 12.1% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 27.7% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 60.8% | 87.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 59 Costa Rica 90.0% compare
- 60 Bolivia 89.4% compare
- 61 Seychelles 87.6% compare
- 63 Democratic Republic of Congo 86.8% compare
- 64 Fiji 85.2% compare
- 65 Croatia 83.8% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (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 87.4% 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 87.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Ghana ranks 62nd out of 110 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 109.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release