Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male was 84.9% 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 84.9%.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana peaked at 85.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 62nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.9% | — |
| 2000 | 69.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 72.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +11.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 84.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.0%, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 84.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +28.4% | 66.7% | 85.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.9% | 69.9% | 69.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 64.8% | 77.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 66.7% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 76.3% | 84.9% | 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 84.9% 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 85.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Ghana ranks 62nd 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 up 22.7%. 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 secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release