Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana peaked at 1.42 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 48th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.28 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.31 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.31 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.37 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.31 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.37 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 1.36 GPIA | +34.5% |
| 2008 | 1.42 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.42 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.37 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.37 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.33 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.29 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.25 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.19 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.14 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.42 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Ghana ranks 48th out of 126 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 down 21.2%. 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 primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release