Tertiary education, academic staff in Ghana
Ghana: Tertiary education, academic staff was 25.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Ghana, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Ghana is 25.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Ghana peaked at 26.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1972.
Ghana ranks 142nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.2% | — |
| 1972 | 8.6% | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 10.6% | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +70.0% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 23.1% | 26.7% | 5 |
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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 tertiary education, academic staff in Ghana?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Ghana was 25.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1972.
- How does Ghana rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Ghana ranks 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.