Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana
Ghana: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 56.8% 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
In 2012, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana stood at 56.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.5% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana peaked at 56.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 17th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 45.2% | — |
| 2005 | 30.7% | -32.1% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +44.8% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +40.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.9% | 30.7% | 45.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 40.4% | 56.8% | 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 56.8% 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 56.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Ghana ranks 17th out of 68 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 25.7%. 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 Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release