As of 2020, the primary school teaching staff in Ghana reached 185,715 in number. The count of teachers at this educational level has increased over the years. However, important increases were recorded in 2017 and 2019. By 2018, Ghana had weaned itself from the net hiring freeze conditionality of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), enabling the government to employ more teachers into the public education system.
Number of teachers in primary education in Ghana from 2010 to 2020
* Estimated figure. The release date is the date of data access.
The source explains that teachers considered here are "Persons employed full-time or part-time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance".
It also mentions that it "excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties or who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions".
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (October 25, 2021). Number of teachers in primary education in Ghana from 2010 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184279/number-of-teachers-in-primary-education-in-ghana/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Number of teachers in primary education in Ghana from 2010 to 2020." Chart. October 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184279/number-of-teachers-in-primary-education-in-ghana/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2021). Number of teachers in primary education in Ghana from 2010 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184279/number-of-teachers-in-primary-education-in-ghana/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Number of Teachers in Primary Education in Ghana from 2010 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184279/number-of-teachers-in-primary-education-in-ghana/
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