Trained teachers in primary education, male in Ghana
Ghana: Trained teachers in primary education, male was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in primary education, male in Ghana stood at 88.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.5% on the previous year and up 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, male in Ghana peaked at 88.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2009.
Ghana ranks 75th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.0% | — |
| 2000 | 60.5% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 61.1% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +38.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 88.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.9%, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 88.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.0%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 38.1% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 41.6% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 64.1% | 88.8% | 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, male in Ghana?
- Trained teachers in primary education, male in Ghana was 88.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for trained teachers in primary education, male?
- Ghana ranks 75th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.2%. 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 Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male 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.