Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Ghana
Ghana: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 4,114 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Ghana, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 4,114 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 125.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Ghana peaked at 4,114 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 81 number, in 1972.
Ghana ranks 77th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.33 number | 81 number | 101 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 2,967 number | 1,821 number | 4,114 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 74 Ireland 4,844 number compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,556 number compare
- 76 Syria 4,405 number compare
- 78 El Salvador 4,065 number compare
- 79 Mozambique 4,005 number compare
- 80 Latvia 4,003 number compare
More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,558 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Ghana?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Ghana was 4,114 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4,114 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 number in 1972.
- How does Ghana rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Ghana ranks 77th out of 159 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.