Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Ghana

Ghana: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 94,311 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
94,311 number
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
14th
of 137 countries
All-time high
94,311 number
in 2019
All-time low
30,191 number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Ghana, 1999–2019

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1999200920191999: 30.2k number2000: 32.8k number2001: 33.5k number2002: 36.8k number2003: 38.4k number2004: 37.6k number2005: 45.0k number2006: 39.9k number2007: 51.5k number2008: 57.0k number2009: 56.4k number2010: 60.8k number2011: 62.3k number2012: 64.1k number2013: 70.0k number2014: 75.3k number2015: 77.2k number2016: 79.6k number2017: 88.8k number2018: 90.7k number2019: 94.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 94,311 number for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Ghana peaked at 94,311 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30,191 number, in 1999.

Ghana ranks 14th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30,191 number 30,191 number 30,191 number 1
2000s 42,883 number 32,802 number 56,967 number 10
2010s 76,327 number 60,792 number 94,311 number 10

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 11 Pakistan 130,935 number compare
  2. 12 Uzbekistan 103,758 number compare
  3. 13 France 95,398 number compare
  4. 15 Viet Nam 93,139 number compare
  5. 16 Philippines 86,526 number compare
  6. 17 Nigeria 79,469 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places β†’

More reference data data for Ghana

All data for Ghana β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Ghana?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Ghana was 94,311 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 94,311 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 30,191 number in 1999.
How does Ghana rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Ghana ranks 14th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/