Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Ghana

Ghana: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1,365 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1,365 number
Change on year
up 21.0%
World rank
23rd
of 60 countries
All-time high
1,365 number
in 2018
All-time low
980 number
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2018

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Ghana, 2013–2018

05001.0k1.5k2013201520182013: 980 number2014: 1.0k number2015: 1.3k number2016: 1.1k number2018: 1.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Ghana stood at 1,365 number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.0% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.

Ghana ranks 23rd of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Ghana, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 980 number
2014 1,006 number +2.7%
2015 1,285 number +27.7%
2016 1,128 number -12.2%
2018 1,365 number +21.0%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 1,365 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 897.5 number, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 1,365 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66 number, 20.7× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 20 Laos 1,846 number compare
  2. 21 Singapore 1,845 number compare
  3. 22 New Zealand 1,552 number compare
  4. 24 Moldova 926 number compare
  5. 25 Oman 903 number
  6. 26 Latvia 727 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Ghana?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Ghana was 1,365 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 1,365 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 980 number in 2013.
How does Ghana rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female?
Ghana ranks 23rd out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. 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 tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 596 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5). 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.