Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.4226 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ghana, 1974–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 0.4226 number per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.4226 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1003 number per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Ghana 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.1003 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.1046 number per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.113 number per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1184 number per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.123 number per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1297 number per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1262 number per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1222 number per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1252 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1344 number per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1701 number per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1678 number per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.176 number per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1751 number per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.189 number per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2061 number per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.192 number per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.198 number per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2072 number per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1857 number per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2008 number per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2409 number per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2188 number per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2152 number per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2404 number per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2419 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2221 number per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2704 number per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2189 number per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3077 number per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3309 number per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3221 number per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3374 number per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3459 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3425 number per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3536 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3713 number per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3731 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3776 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4181 number per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4144 number per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4226 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.4226 number per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1116 number per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.4226 number per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 number per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1148 number per square kilometre | 0.1003 number per square kilometre | 0.1297 number per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.146 number per square kilometre | 0.1222 number per square kilometre | 0.176 number per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.1994 number per square kilometre | 0.1751 number per square kilometre | 0.2409 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2588 number per square kilometre | 0.2152 number per square kilometre | 0.3309 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3756 number per square kilometre | 0.3374 number per square kilometre | 0.4226 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 31 Lebanon 0.4435 number per square kilometre compare
- 32 Luxembourg 0.442 number per square kilometre compare
- 33 Grenada 0.4382 number per square kilometre compare
- 35 Belgium 0.4179 number per square kilometre compare
- 36 Guatemala 0.3812 number per square kilometre compare
- 37 South Korea 0.3796 number per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- 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 teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.4226 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4226 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1003 number per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Ghana rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.