Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana
Ghana: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 58.8% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana, 2004–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 58.8% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana peaked at 58.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2007.
Ghana ranks 49th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 50.4% | — |
| 2005 | 54.3% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +35.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.0% | 41.7% | 54.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 43.3% | 58.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana was 58.8% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Ghana ranks 49th out of 80 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release