Ghana: Trained teachers in secondary education, female (% of female teachers)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 54.22 percentage points in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 53.25 percentage points in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those 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 22nd highest value of the 30 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

• Seychelles — 18th of 30: 90.62%
• Bahamas, The — 19th of 30: 88.68%
• Sierra Leone — 20th of 30: 87.9%
• Belize — 22nd of 30: 73.91%
• Rwanda — 23rd of 30: 72.56%
• Burkina Faso — 24th of 30: 68.06%

What this measures

Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary 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 20 values

Trained teachers in secondary education, female (% of female teachers) in nearby economies

• Burkina Faso — 68.06% (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 82.37% (2022)
• Eswatini — 76.88% (2022)
• Lesotho — 98.08% (2023)
• Mauritius — 58.86% (2024)
• Mozambique — 85.91% (2015)
• Namibia — 95.72% (2024)
• Rwanda — 72.56% (2024)
• Seychelles

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 secondary education, female (% of female teachers)?

78.59% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is down 10.76 percentage points from 89.36% in 1999. The highest value was 89.36% in 1999 and the lowest 28.75% in 2012.

How does Ghana rank?

22nd highest of 30 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.SEC.TCAQ.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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