Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … female in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … female was 78.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 78.6%.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana peaked at 89.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2012.
Ghana ranks 71st of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 89.4% | — |
| 2000 | 85.2% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 87.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 59.6% | -29.9% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 82.5% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -64.9% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +188.6% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | -59.9% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | +147.5% |
| 2024 | 78.6% | -5.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 78.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.5%, 85% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 78.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.8%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +188.6% | 28.7% | 83.0% |
| 2021 | +147.5% | 33.7% | 83.3% |
| 2012 | -64.9% | 82.0% | 28.7% |
| 2019 | -59.9% | 84.0% | 33.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.4% | 89.4% | 89.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 59.6% | 87.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 28.7% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 78.6% | 83.3% | 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 78.6% 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 89.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Ghana ranks 71st out of 106 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 4.3%. 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 secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release