Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Ghana
Ghana: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) was 51,747 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Ghana, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Ghana is 51,747 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Ghana peaked at 51,747 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 725 number, in 1973.
That places Ghana 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 725 number | — |
| 1986 | 9,921 number | +1268.4% |
| 1987 | 11,332 number | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 12,829 number | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 13,737 number | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 20,224 number | +47.2% |
| 2000 | 24,379 number | +20.5% |
| 2001 | 24,207 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 24,863 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 25,304 number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 23,263 number | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 26,333 number | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 27,200 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 27,983 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 29,879 number | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 37,117 number | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 39,901 number | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 40,894 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 35,047 number | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 37,628 number | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 41,967 number | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 42,985 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 44,648 number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 50,564 number | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 51,071 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 51,747 number | +1.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 51,747 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,538 number, 5.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 51,747 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,590 number, 11.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +1268.4% | 725 number | 9,921 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 725 number | 725 number | 725 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 11,955 number | 9,921 number | 13,737 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 20,224 number | 20,224 number | 20,224 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 27,053 number | 23,263 number | 37,117 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,645 number | 35,047 number | 51,747 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.93 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.23 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Ghana?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Ghana was 51,747 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 51,747 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 725 number in 1973.
- How does Ghana rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. 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 pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.