Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Ghana
Ghana: Trained teachers in secondary education, male was 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in secondary education, male in Ghana is 84.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, male in Ghana peaked at 85.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 61st of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.9% | — |
| 2000 | 69.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 72.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.9% | 69.9% | 69.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 64.8% | 77.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 66.7% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 76.3% | 84.9% | 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 trained teachers in secondary education, male in Ghana?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Ghana was 84.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for trained teachers in secondary education, male?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 secondary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.