Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary was 80.7% 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 80.7%.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana peaked at 90.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 1999.
That places Ghana 54th out of 80 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.6% | — |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | +38.6% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 78.5% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 81.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | -4.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 80.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 86% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 80.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.7%, 99% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 47.0% | 84.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 77.6% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 80.7% | 80.7% | 1 |
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 80.7% 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 90.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Ghana ranks 54th out of 80 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 0.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release