Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 58.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 58.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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 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.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.2% | — |
| 2000 | 25.4% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -45.1% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +89.6% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.1% | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +7.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 58.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.4%, 71% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 58.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.0%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Ghana
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Ghana?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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 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 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?
- Ghana ranks 56th out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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
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.