Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender 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 … teachers primary adjusted gender 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% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +34.5% | 1.01 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA |
| 2006 | -26.1% | 1.37 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA |
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
- 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 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