Ghana - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Ghana was 26.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 30.92 in 2006, while its lowest value was 15.23 in 2005.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 22.01
1975 21.92
1976 21.65
1977 24.49
1978 21.94
1979 22.28
1980 21.27
1981 21.04
1982 22.19
1983 21.39
1984 20.91
1986 25.78
1987 26.73
1988 23.37
1990 21.60
1999 22.22
2000 22.32
2001 22.67
2002 21.33
2003 17.56
2004 20.48
2005 15.23
2006 30.92
2007 23.63
2008 22.08
2009 22.26
2010 24.17
2011 24.16
2012 24.51
2013 24.25
2014 24.35
2015 24.40
2016 24.81
2017 24.81
2018 25.19
2019 25.32
2020 26.40

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs