Teachers in primary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: Teachers in primary education, female was 72,396 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Ghana, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 72,396 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Ghana peaked at 72,396 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,934 number, in 1974.
That places Ghana 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 10,934 number | — |
| 1975 | 11,534 number | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 12,674 number | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 14,458 number | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 17,126 number | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 18,890 number | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 19,441 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 20,123 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 22,200 number | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 25,526 number | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 26,085 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 27,567 number | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 26,107 number | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 23,008 number | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 23,936 number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 25,560 number | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 24,070 number | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 24,175 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 24,728 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 24,763 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 25,656 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 25,513 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 26,006 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 26,123 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 25,848 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 26,409 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 32,296 number | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 27,746 number | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 38,654 number | +39.3% |
| 2007 | 35,250 number | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 37,143 number | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 37,220 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 44,542 number | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 45,651 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 45,224 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 49,136 number | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 52,395 number | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 54,039 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 56,590 number | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 65,796 number | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 67,252 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 72,396 number | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,269 number | 10,934 number | 18,890 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 23,864 number | 19,441 number | 27,567 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 24,601 number | 23,008 number | 25,656 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 31,270 number | 25,848 number | 38,654 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,302 number | 44,542 number | 72,396 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,558 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Ghana?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Ghana was 72,396 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 72,396 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,934 number in 1974.
- How does Ghana rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in 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 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.