Trained teachers in secondary education in Ghana
Ghana: Trained teachers in secondary education was 82.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in secondary education in Ghana, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in secondary education in Ghana stood at 82.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education in Ghana peaked at 82.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 68th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in secondary education in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 74.2% | — |
| 2000 | 73.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 73.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +20.4% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.2% | 74.2% | 74.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 68.7% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 64.9% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 78.2% | 82.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Ghana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education in Ghana?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in Ghana was 82.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- Ghana ranks 68th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% of total 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.