Ghana: Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.5 percentage points in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.62 percentage points in 2004. 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 4.44 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 91% 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 91.95% 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 5.95%, against 11.94% 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 25th highest value of the 38 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

• Azerbaijan — 22nd of 38: 91.95%
• Viet Nam — 23rd of 38: 91.06%
• Bolivia — 24th of 38: 89.61%
• Seychelles — 26th of 38: 87.63%
• Togo — 27th of 38: 82.74%
• Zimbabwe — 28th of 38: 79.74%

What this measures

Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.

Limitations: This indicator does not take into account differences in teachers' experiences and status, teaching methods, teaching materials, and classroom conditions - all factors that affect the quality of teaching and learning. Some teachers without formal training may have acquired equivalent pedagogical skills through professional experience. In addition, national standards regarding teacher qualifications and pedagogical skills may vary.

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

All 24 values

Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers) in nearby economies

• Burundi — 91.69% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 37.01% (2022)
• Cameroon — 68.95% (2023)
• Chad — 78.31% (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 100% (2024)
• Eritrea — 40.03% (2022)
• Gambia, The — 75.58% (2025)
• Kenya — 100% (2023)
• Mauritius — 100% (2024)

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 trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers)?

87.73% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is up 58.54 percentage points from 29.19% in 1999. The highest value was 87.73% in 2024 and the lowest 11.73% in 2004.

How does Ghana rank?

25th highest of 38 economies with data for 2024.

Where is Ghana's trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers) heading?

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4.44 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 91% of the movement over 8 observed years. Extending that straight line gives about 91.95% 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 5.95%, against 11.94% 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.PRE.TCAQ.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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