Ghana: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 12.62 percentage points in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.21 percentage points in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.28 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 99% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 52.76% for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2020 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 2.51%, against 4.07% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

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How it compares

In 2024, Ghana had the 94th highest value of the 105 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ghana in the 2024 ranking

• Niger — 90th of 105: 56.48%
• Madagascar — 91st of 105: 54.88%
• Pakistan — 92nd of 105: 51.93%
• Burkina Faso — 94th of 105: 50.07%
• Tanzania — 95th of 105: 47.8%
• Malawi — 96th of 105: 47.08%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 45 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Benin — 29.64% (2022)
• Botswana — 74.08% (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 50.07% (2024)
• Burundi — 55.24% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 63.51% (2022)
• Cameroon — 61.38% (2024)
• Central African Republic — 19.09% (2016)
• Chad — 21.27% (2024)
• Comoros — 43.24% (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 32.35% (2023)
• Congo, Rep.

More education data for Ghana

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 4.98 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 100.97% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 100.67% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 101.25% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 122,558 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.02 (2020)

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Questions people ask

What is Ghana's primary education, teachers (% female)?

50.21% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1974?

It is up 17.82 percentage points from 32.4% in 1974. The highest value was 50.21% in 2024 and the lowest 31.08% in 2005.

How does Ghana rank?

94th highest of 105 economies with data for 2024.

Where is Ghana's primary education, teachers (% female) heading?

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.28 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 99% of the movement over 8 observed years. Extending that straight line gives about 52.76% for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2020 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 2.51%, against 4.07% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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