Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … both in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … both was 82.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
82.9%
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
69th
of 110 countries
All-time high
82.9%
in 2024
All-time low
64.9%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1999–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 82.9% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana peaked at 82.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 69th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … both in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 74.2% | — |
| 2000 | 73.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 73.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +20.4% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | +6.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 82.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.7%, 89% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 82.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.4%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.2% | 74.2% | 74.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 68.7% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 64.9% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 78.2% | 82.9% | 2 |
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 82.9% 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 82.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Ghana ranks 69th 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 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release