Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Ghana
Ghana: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 15.17 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Ghana, 1974–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 15.17 for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Ghana peaked at 24.48 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 15.17, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 90th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.82 | 19.29 | 24.48 | 6 |
| 1980s | 19.93 | 16.12 | 21.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.9 | 18.19 | 19.62 | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.23 | 17.36 | 19.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7 | 15.17 | 18.67 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,558 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 47.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 13.25 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Ghana?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Ghana was 15.17 in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 24.48 in 1974.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.17 in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Ghana ranks 90th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.