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.

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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About this data

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/