Teachers in primary education, male in Ghana

Ghana: Teachers in primary education, male was 96,150 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
96,150 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
20th
of 196 countries
All-time high
96,150 number
in 2019
All-time low
22,818 number
in 1974
Years of data
42
1974–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Ghana, 1974–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1974199620191974: 22.8k number1975: 23.8k number1976: 25.7k number1977: 26.9k number1978: 28.0k number1979: 29.5k number1980: 28.7k number1981: 27.8k number1982: 28.5k number1985: 30.6k number1986: 38.7k number1987: 38.2k number1988: 40.0k number1990: 39.9k number1991: 43.0k number1992: 46.9k number1993: 43.7k number1994: 45.1k number1995: 47.1k number1996: 42.3k number1997: 45.7k number1999: 54.8k number2000: 49.8k number2001: 49.0k number2002: 54.7k number2003: 55.0k number2004: 50.5k number2005: 61.5k number2006: 49.8k number2007: 70.0k number2008: 75.3k number2009: 73.3k number2010: 76.8k number2011: 78.7k number2012: 77.9k number2013: 80.5k number2014: 84.5k number2015: 84.9k number2016: 85.9k number2017: 95.1k number2018: 94.3k number2019: 96.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Ghana is 96,150 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Ghana peaked at 96,150 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22,818 number, in 1974.

That places Ghana 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Teachers in primary education, male in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Ghana, 1974 to 2019.
Year number Change
1974 22,818 number —
1975 23,800 number +4.3%
1976 25,707 number +8.0%
1977 26,949 number +4.8%
1978 27,993 number +3.9%
1979 29,507 number +5.4%
1980 28,705 number -2.7%
1981 27,798 number -3.2%
1982 28,485 number +2.5%
1985 30,574 number +7.3%
1986 38,710 number +26.6%
1987 38,181 number -1.4%
1988 40,040 number +4.9%
1990 39,851 number -0.5%
1991 43,010 number +7.9%
1992 46,891 number +9.0%
1993 43,690 number -6.8%
1994 45,057 number +3.1%
1995 47,135 number +4.6%
1996 42,258 number -10.3%
1997 45,684 number +8.1%
1999 54,810 number +20.0%
2000 49,793 number -9.2%
2001 48,964 number -1.7%
2002 54,704 number +11.7%
2003 55,050 number +0.6%
2004 50,537 number -8.2%
2005 61,532 number +21.8%
2006 49,807 number -19.1%
2007 70,007 number +40.6%
2008 75,300 number +7.6%
2009 73,288 number -2.7%
2010 76,762 number +4.7%
2011 78,708 number +2.5%
2012 77,929 number -1.0%
2013 80,463 number +3.3%
2014 84,483 number +5.0%
2015 84,889 number +0.5%
2016 85,930 number +1.2%
2017 95,143 number +10.7%
2018 94,286 number -0.9%
2019 96,150 number +2.0%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 96,150 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 4.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 96,150 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,808 number, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 26,129 number 22,818 number 29,507 number 6
1980s 33,213 number 27,798 number 40,040 number 7
1990s 45,376 number 39,851 number 54,810 number 9
2000s 58,898 number 48,964 number 75,300 number 10
2010s 85,474 number 76,762 number 96,150 number 10

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 17 Saudi Arabia 110,287 number compare
  2. 18 Thailand 107,535 number compare
  3. 19 Tanzania 98,842 number compare
  4. 21 Iran 93,318 number compare
  5. 22 Brazil 91,951 number compare
  6. 23 Iraq 89,470 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Ghana?
Teachers in primary education, male in Ghana was 96,150 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 96,150 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 22,818 number in 1974.
How does Ghana rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Ghana ranks 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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/