Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes was 1,613 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Ghana, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Ghana is 1,613 number, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 1,625 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,098 number, in 1999.
That places Ghana 20th out of 69 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,098 number | — |
| 2000 | 1,218 number | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 1,209 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,213 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,374 number | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 1,405 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,396 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,528 number | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 1,585 number | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1,625 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,613 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,098 number | 1,098 number | 1,098 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,335 number | 1,209 number | 1,528 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 1,608 number | 1,585 number | 1,625 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6091 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0714 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0734 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.95 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Ghana?
- Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Ghana was 1,613 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,625 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,098 number in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 20th out of 69 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions (ISCED 4). 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.