Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Ghana

Ghana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre was 58.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
58.6%
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
56th
of 71 countries
All-time high
58.6%
in 2019
All-time low
11.7%
in 2004
Years of data
19
1999–2019

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Ghana, 1999–2019

1020304050601999200920191999: 29.2 %2000: 25.4 %2001: 23.9 %2002: 22.2 %2003: 21.3 %2004: 11.7 %2005: 22.2 %2006: 24.2 %2007: 30.8 %2008: 25.3 %2009: 22.9 %2010: 26.8 %2011: 26.8 %2012: 35.1 %2013: 39.1 %2014: 41.2 %2015: 45.5 %2018: 54.6 %2019: 58.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 58.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 156.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Ghana peaked at 58.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2004.

That places Ghana 56th out of 71 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.2% 29.2% 29.2% 1
2000s 23.0% 11.7% 30.8% 10
2010s 41.0% 26.8% 58.6% 8

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 53 Antigua and Barbuda 64.7% compare
  2. 54 Brunei 63.7% compare
  3. 55 Bahamas 63.2% compare
  4. 57 Botswana 55.0% compare
  5. 58 Belize 52.1% compare
  6. 59 Sierra Leone 51.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Ghana?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Ghana was 58.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2004.
How does Ghana rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre?
Ghana ranks 56th out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 156.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,069 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the pre-primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the pre-primary level.