Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0023 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Ghana, 1974–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Ghana stood at 0.0023 number per person. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0023 number per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 number per person, in 1974.
Ghana ranks 148th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0011 number per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0011 number per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 number per person | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 number per person | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 number per person | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 number per person | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 number per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 number per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 number per person | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 number per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 number per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 number per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 number per person | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 number per person | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 number per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 number per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 number per person | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 number per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 number per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 number per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 number per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 number per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 number per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 number per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 number per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 number per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 number per person | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 number per person | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 number per person | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 number per person | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 number per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 number per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 number per person | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 number per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 number per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 number per person | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 number per person | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 number per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 number per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 number per person | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 number per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 number per person | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 number per person | 0.0011 number per person | 0.0016 number per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 number per person | 0.0016 number per person | 0.0019 number per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 number per person | 0.0013 number per person | 0.0016 number per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 number per person | 0.0012 number per person | 0.0017 number per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 number per person | 0.0017 number per person | 0.0023 number per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Ghana?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Ghana was 0.0023 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 number per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 number per person in 1974.
- How does Ghana rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 148th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.