Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 128,074 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana is 128,074 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 74.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 128,074 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39,786 number, in 1999.
That places Ghana 24th out of 141 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39,786 number | — |
| 2000 | 43,113 number | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 44,194 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 47,445 number | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 49,834 number | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 51,419 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 55,958 number | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 59,851 number | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 67,005 number | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 73,656 number | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 73,211 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 81,288 number | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 83,339 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 85,847 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 93,797 number | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 100,921 number | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 103,358 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 107,099 number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 119,808 number | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 123,045 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 128,074 number | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,786 number | 39,786 number | 39,786 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 56,569 number | 43,113 number | 73,656 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,658 number | 81,288 number | 128,074 number | 10 |
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More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.78 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 693,463 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Ghana was 128,074 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 128,074 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,786 number in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 24th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.9%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.