Trained teachers in primary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 89.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 89.8% for trained teachers in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.8% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Ghana peaked at 89.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.9%, in 2006.
That places Ghana 83rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 88.5% | — |
| 2000 | 85.6% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 77.8% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 66.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | +33.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 89.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 89.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.3%, 97% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trained teachers in primary education, female in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +33.8% | 67.1% | 89.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 61.9% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 62.2% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 67.1% | 89.8% | 3 |
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 trained teachers in primary education, female in Ghana?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Ghana was 89.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.9% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 83rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.