Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 389 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ghana, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2012, teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ghana stood at 389 number. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ghana peaked at 389 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 228 number, in 1999.
That places Ghana 26th out of 68 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, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 228 number | — |
| 2000 | 250 number | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 254 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 260 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 339 number | +30.4% |
| 2007 | 348 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 324 number | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 373 number | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 365 number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 374 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 389 number | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 228 number | 228 number | 228 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 306.86 number | 250 number | 373 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 376 number | 365 number | 389 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ghana?
- Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ghana was 389 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 389 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 228 number in 1999.
- How does Ghana rank for teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 68 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.