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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Ghana

Ghana: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0031 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0031 number per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
16th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0032 number per person
in 2017
All-time low
0.0022 number per person
in 2006
Years of data
42
1974–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Ghana, 1974–2019

00.0010.0020.0031974199620191974: 0.002 number per person1975: 0.002 number per person1976: 0.002 number per person1977: 0.002 number per person1978: 0.002 number per person1979: 0.003 number per person1980: 0.002 number per person1981: 0.002 number per person1982: 0.002 number per person1985: 0.002 number per person1986: 0.003 number per person1987: 0.003 number per person1988: 0.003 number per person1990: 0.003 number per person1991: 0.003 number per person1992: 0.003 number per person1993: 0.003 number per person1994: 0.003 number per person1995: 0.003 number per person1996: 0.002 number per person1997: 0.003 number per person1999: 0.003 number per person2000: 0.003 number per person2001: 0.002 number per person2002: 0.003 number per person2003: 0.003 number per person2004: 0.002 number per person2005: 0.003 number per person2006: 0.002 number per person2007: 0.003 number per person2008: 0.003 number per person2009: 0.003 number per person2010: 0.003 number per person2011: 0.003 number per person2012: 0.003 number per person2013: 0.003 number per person2014: 0.003 number per person2015: 0.003 number per person2016: 0.003 number per person2017: 0.003 number per person2018: 0.003 number per person2019: 0.003 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Ghana is 0.0031 number per person, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0032 number per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 number per person, in 2006.

Ghana ranks 16th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Ghana, year by year

Year number per person Change
1974 0.0023 number per person —
1975 0.0023 number per person +1.3%
1976 0.0024 number per person +4.9%
1977 0.0025 number per person +1.8%
1978 0.0025 number per person +0.8%
1979 0.0025 number per person +2.2%
1980 0.0024 number per person -5.5%
1981 0.0023 number per person -5.8%
1982 0.0023 number per person -0.5%
1985 0.0022 number per person -0.7%
1986 0.0028 number per person +23.9%
1987 0.0027 number per person -3.6%
1988 0.0027 number per person +2.4%
1990 0.0026 number per person -5.4%
1991 0.0027 number per person +5.2%
1992 0.0029 number per person +6.3%
1993 0.0026 number per person -9.1%
1994 0.0027 number per person +0.7%
1995 0.0027 number per person +2.2%
1996 0.0024 number per person -12.4%
1997 0.0025 number per person +5.6%
1999 0.0029 number per person +14.3%
2000 0.0025 number per person -11.4%
2001 0.0024 number per person -4.2%
2002 0.0026 number per person +8.7%
2003 0.0026 number per person -2.0%
2004 0.0023 number per person -10.6%
2005 0.0027 number per person +18.6%
2006 0.0022 number per person -21.1%
2007 0.003 number per person +37.0%
2008 0.0031 number per person +4.9%
2009 0.0029 number per person -5.1%
2010 0.003 number per person +2.2%
2011 0.003 number per person +0.1%
2012 0.0029 number per person -3.4%
2013 0.0029 number per person +0.8%
2014 0.003 number per person +2.5%
2015 0.003 number per person -1.8%
2016 0.0029 number per person -1.1%
2017 0.0032 number per person +8.3%
2018 0.0031 number per person -2.9%
2019 0.0031 number per person -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0024 number per person 0.0023 number per person 0.0025 number per person 6
1980s 0.0025 number per person 0.0022 number per person 0.0028 number per person 7
1990s 0.0027 number per person 0.0024 number per person 0.0029 number per person 9
2000s 0.0026 number per person 0.0022 number per person 0.0031 number per person 10
2010s 0.003 number per person 0.0029 number per person 0.0032 number per person 10

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 13 Solomon Islands 0.0033 number per person compare
  2. 14 Iraq 0.0032 number per person compare
  3. 15 Benin 0.0031 number per person compare
  4. 17 French Polynesia 0.003 number per person compare
  5. 18 Uganda 0.0029 number per person compare
  6. 19 Kenya 0.0028 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Ghana?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Ghana was 0.0031 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.0032 number per person in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 number per person in 2006.
How does Ghana rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Ghana ranks 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.