Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Ghana
Ghana: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 59,840 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 59,840 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.7% on the previous year and up 130.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Ghana peaked at 59,840 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11,355 number, in 2001.
Ghana ranks 34th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12,422 number | — |
| 2000 | 12,104 number | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 11,355 number | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 11,630 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 16,142 number | +38.8% |
| 2004 | 16,527 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 16,921 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 23,886 number | +41.2% |
| 2007 | 24,482 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 25,345 number | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 25,943 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 30,964 number | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 31,747 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 38,589 number | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 40,641 number | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 42,333 number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 43,489 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 40,870 number | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 43,315 number | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 44,105 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 59,840 number | +35.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,422 number | 12,422 number | 12,422 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 18,434 number | 11,355 number | 25,943 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,589 number | 30,964 number | 59,840 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,540 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 348,297 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 345,166 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Ghana?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Ghana was 59,840 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 59,840 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,355 number in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.7%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.