Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.4077 units per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ghana, 1974–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.4077 units per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.4527 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1003 units per square kilometre, in 1974.
Ghana ranks 35th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.1003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.1046 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.113 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1184 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.123 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1297 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1262 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1222 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1252 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1344 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1701 units per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1678 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.176 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1751 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.189 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2061 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.192 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.198 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2072 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1857 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2008 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2409 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2188 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2152 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2404 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2419 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2221 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2704 units per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3077 units per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3309 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3221 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3374 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3459 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3425 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3536 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3713 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3731 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3776 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4181 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4144 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4226 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4527 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4077 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.4077 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1055 units per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.4077 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1501 units per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | 0.1003 units per square kilometre | 0.1297 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.146 units per square kilometre | 0.1222 units per square kilometre | 0.176 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.1994 units per square kilometre | 0.1751 units per square kilometre | 0.2409 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2588 units per square kilometre | 0.2152 units per square kilometre | 0.3309 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3756 units per square kilometre | 0.3374 units per square kilometre | 0.4226 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4302 units per square kilometre | 0.4077 units per square kilometre | 0.4527 units per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 32 Belgium 0.4586 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Nigeria 0.4489 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Sierra Leone 0.4261 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Korea 0.4074 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Netherlands 0.3838 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Benin 0.3728 units 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, male (number), per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.4077 units per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4527 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1003 units per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Ghana rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 35th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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, male (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, male (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, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male 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, male (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.