Number of teachers in secondary education rose 10.7% to 208 '000 in Ghana in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in secondary education in Ghana reached an all time high of 208 '000 in 2020 and an all time low of 21.8 '000 in 1974. When compared to Ghana's main peers, number of teachers in secondary education in Benin amounted to 48.8 '000, 90.4 '000 in Ivory Coast and 30.5 '000 in Togo in 2020.
Ghana has been ranked 25th within the group of 102 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in secondary education, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Teachers (Secondary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Benin | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 93.4 | 90.3 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Burkina Faso | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38.3 | 45.3 | 49.8 | 55.4 | 60.4 | ||||||||||||
| Ghana | '000 | 147 | 148 | 163 | 167 | 188 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Guinea | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.0 | 29.0 | ... | 33.6 | 36.1 | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Ivory Coast | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59.6 | 66.9 | 72.1 | 74.8 | 77.2 | ||||
| Liberia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.3 | 15.0 | 17.5 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Mali | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49.3 | 52.0 | 58.4 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Niger | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 21.3 | 26.8 | 26.5 | 29.2 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Nigeria | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 776 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Togo | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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