Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 33,763 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ghana is 33,763 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 101.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ghana peaked at 33,763 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,595 number, in 1999.
Ghana ranks 34th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9,595 number | — |
| 2000 | 10,311 number | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 10,716 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 10,670 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 11,482 number | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 13,807 number | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 10,988 number | -20.4% |
| 2006 | 19,931 number | +81.4% |
| 2007 | 15,482 number | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 16,689 number | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 16,776 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 20,496 number | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 21,006 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 21,767 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 23,765 number | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 25,571 number | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 26,165 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 27,459 number | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 30,976 number | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 32,338 number | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 33,763 number | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,595 number | 9,595 number | 9,595 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 13,685 number | 10,311 number | 19,931 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,331 number | 20,496 number | 33,763 number | 10 |
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More education data for Ghana
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ghana?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Ghana was 33,763 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 33,763 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,595 number in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.