Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.3182 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Ghana, 1974–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.3182 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 2019. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.3182 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0481 number per square kilometre, in 1974.
Ghana ranks 92nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0481 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.0507 number per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0557 number per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0635 number per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0753 number per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 0.083 number per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0854 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0884 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0976 number per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1122 number per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1146 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1212 number per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1147 number per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1011 number per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1052 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1123 number per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1058 number per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1062 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1087 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1088 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1128 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1121 number per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1143 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1148 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1136 number per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1161 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1419 number per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1219 number per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1699 number per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1549 number per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1632 number per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1636 number per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1958 number per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2006 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1988 number per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2159 number per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2303 number per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2375 number per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2487 number per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2892 number per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2956 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3182 number per square kilometre | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0627 number per square kilometre | 0.0481 number per square kilometre | 0.083 number per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.1049 number per square kilometre | 0.0854 number per square kilometre | 0.1212 number per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.1081 number per square kilometre | 0.1011 number per square kilometre | 0.1128 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1374 number per square kilometre | 0.1136 number per square kilometre | 0.1699 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.243 number per square kilometre | 0.1958 number per square kilometre | 0.3182 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 89 Gambia 0.3613 number per square kilometre compare
- 90 Spain 0.3596 number per square kilometre compare
- 91 Egypt 0.3321 number per square kilometre compare
- 93 Czechia 0.3166 number per square kilometre compare
- 94 Albania 0.3045 number per square kilometre compare
- 95 Nigeria 0.3038 number per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Ghana?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.3182 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3182 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0481 number per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Ghana rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.