Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 80.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana stood at 80.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana peaked at 92.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1999.
Ghana ranks 55th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 44.0% | — |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 53.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | +56.6% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | -27.4% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 78.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 48.1% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 78.3% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 80.6% | 80.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (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 80.6% in 2021, 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 92.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Ghana ranks 55th out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release