Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Ghana

Ghana: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 46,025 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
46,025 number
Change on year
up 34.1%
World rank
26th
of 131 countries
All-time high
46,025 number
in 2019
All-time low
9,476 number
in 2001
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Ghana, 1999–2019

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1999200920191999: 10.4k number2000: 10.1k number2001: 9.5k number2002: 9.7k number2003: 16.0k number2004: 16.4k number2005: 16.8k number2006: 17.9k number2007: 18.4k number2008: 20.2k number2009: 20.6k number2010: 24.3k number2011: 24.9k number2012: 29.9k number2013: 31.8k number2014: 33.0k number2015: 33.8k number2016: 31.6k number2017: 33.8k number2018: 34.3k number2019: 46.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 46,025 number for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.1% on the previous year and up 122.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Ghana peaked at 46,025 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,476 number, in 2001.

That places Ghana 26th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,415 number 10,415 number 10,415 number 1
2000s 15,563 number 9,476 number 20,644 number 10
2010s 32,360 number 24,329 number 46,025 number 10

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 23 Morocco 48,636 number compare
  2. 24 Poland 48,595 number compare
  3. 25 Uzbekistan 46,384 number compare
  4. 27 Sudan 38,385 number compare
  5. 28 Philippines 37,071 number compare
  6. 29 Canada 35,563 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Ghana?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Ghana was 46,025 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 46,025 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 9,476 number in 2001.
How does Ghana rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Ghana ranks 26th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 122.9%. 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 upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
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Total number of male teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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/