Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 13,815 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Ghana stood at 13,815 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 41.4% on the previous year and up 160.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Ghana peaked at 13,815 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 103 number, in 2003.
That places Ghana 57th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,007 number | — |
| 2000 | 2,013 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,879 number | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 1,931 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 103 number | -94.7% |
| 2004 | 106 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 109 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 5,960 number | +5367.9% |
| 2007 | 6,132 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 5,170 number | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 5,299 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 6,635 number | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 6,801 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 8,734 number | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 8,831 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9,305 number | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 9,659 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 9,247 number | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 9,491 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 9,772 number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 13,815 number | +41.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,007 number | 2,007 number | 2,007 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,870 number | 103 number | 6,132 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,229 number | 6,635 number | 13,815 number | 10 |
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More education data for Ghana
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Ghana?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Ghana was 13,815 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13,815 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 103 number in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 57th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.7%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.