Ghana's trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers) was 89.33% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 36.93 percentage points from 52.4% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 89.33% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 61.54% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 52.4% | 2014 |
| Highest | 89.33% | 2024 |
| Lowest | 47.57% | 2009 |
| Average since 2015 | 63.78% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 71.8% | 1999 |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.85 percentage points in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.09 percentage points in 2005. 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 3.6 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 86% 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.
How it compares
In 2024, Ghana had the 34th highest value of the 50 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 89.33% | 2024 |
| World | 82.21% | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.82% | 2022 |
| Lower middle income | 83.27% | 2024 |
Closest to Ghana in the 2024 ranking
- Ukraine — 31st of 50: 89.9%
- Seychelles — 32nd of 50: 89.72%
- Kiribati — 33rd of 50: 89.37%
- Viet Nam — 35th of 50: 89.25%
- Bahamas, The — 36th of 50: 89.25%
- Belize — 37th of 50: 88.67%
What this measures
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary 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
| Year | Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 89.33 |
| 2023 | no data |
| 2022 | no data |
| 2021 | 65.52 |
| 2020 | 67.32 |
| 2019 | 61.54 |
| 2018 | 60.41 |
| 2017 | 55.37 |
| 2016 | 56.04 |
| 2015 | 54.69 |
| 2014 |
Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers) in nearby economies
- Benin — 75.08% (2021)
- Botswana — 99.87% (2022)
- Burkina Faso — 90.98% (2024)
- Burundi — 95.76% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 100% (2022)
- Cameroon — 72.34% (2023)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 100% (2024)
- Eritrea — 76.94% (2022)
- Eswatini — 68.34% (2022)
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 primary education (% of total teachers)?
- 89.33% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1999?
- It is up 17.53 percentage points from 71.8% in 1999. The highest value was 89.33% in 2024 and the lowest 47.57% in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank?
- 34th highest of 50 economies with data for 2024.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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..
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.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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