Ministry of Education, Science and Sports Republic of Ghana Report on Basic Statistics and Planning Parameters for TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES in Ghana 2007/2008 EMIS Project March, 2008
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The compilation of credible and reliable data for effective management and policy formulation is the main motivation in the effort of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports in the preparation of this school data. The Education Management Information System (EMIS) Project, which provided the capacity for the staff to achieve this has come a long way in ensuring the expansion of the database to include information on Teacher Training Colleges Last but not the least, I wish to acknowledge the financial assistance of the World Bank to the EMIS Project. ATO ESSUMAN CHIEF DIRECTOR Taking cognizance of the importance of data, the diligence exhibited by the Staff of the Statistics Unit of the SRIMPR Division of the Ministry in putting this document together, requires acclamation. Equally, the contributions of Regional and District Statistics Officers who supervised the fieldwork and the data entry at the District levels deserve compliments. The technical assistance received from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), through the provision of an EMIS application software, which was customized to serve our specific needs and requirements in the production of the data is very much appreciated. The Ministry anticipates the strengthening of such cooperation and collaboration in the building of a strong EMIS that serves the needs of all stakeholders and shows the progress being made in the delivery of education in Ghana.. The Ministry is also grateful to all Regional Directors of Education, District Directors of Education, District Monitoring Assistants, Circuit Supervisors and Heads of Senior Secondary Schools who contributed in diverse ways to the success of this exercise. MOESS Page i EMIS Project
TABLE OF CONTENT Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENT i SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1 SECTION 2: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 2 2.1 Number of Teacher Training Colleges 2 2.2 Enrolment in Teacher Training Colleges 2 2.3 Enrolment in Technical Education in Teacher Training Colleges 3 2.4 Share of Female Enrolment in Teacher Training Colleges 3 2.5 Number of Tutors in Teacher Training Colleges 4 2.6 Percentage of Trained Tutors in Teacher Training Colleges 4 2.7 Student/Tutor Ratios in Teacher Training Colleges 5 2.8 Admission through Access Programme in Teacher Training Colleges 5 SECTION 3: SUMMARY TABLES, MAPS AND CHARTS FOR TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES 6 SECTION 4: DETAILED STATISTICS AT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS 22 MOESS Page ii EMIS Project
LIST OF TABLES Page Table 3.5 Number of tutors in teacher training colleges by type of education, region and sex, 2007/2008 15 Table 2.1 Number of teacher training colleges by type of education, 2007/2008 2 Table 3.6 Percentage of trained tutors in public teacher training colleges by region and sex, 2007/2008 17 Table 2.2 Enrolment in teacher training colleges by type of education and sex, 2007/2008 2 Table 3.7 Student/Tutor Ratio in teacher training colleges by type of education and region, 2007/2008 19 Table 2.3 Table 2.4 Enrolment in technical education in teacher training colleges by sex, 2007/2008 3 Percentage of female enrolment in teacher training colleges by year, 2007/2008 3 Table 3.8 Admission through Access Programme in Teacher training colleges, 2007/2008 21 Table 2.5 Number of tutors in teacher training colleges by type of education, 2007/2008 4 Table 2.6 Table 2.7 Percentage of trained tutors in teacher training colleges by type of education and sex, 2007/2008 4 Student/Tutor Ratio in teacher training colleges by type of education and sex, 2007/2008 5 Table 2.8 Admission through Access Programme in Teacher Training Colleges, 2007/2008 5 Table 3.1 Table 3.2 Table 3.3 Table 3.4 Number of teacher training colleges by type of education and region, 2007/2008 7 Enrolment in teacher training colleges by type of education, region and sex, 2007/2008 9 Enrolment in technical education in public teacher training colleges by region and sex, 2007/2008 11 Percentage of female students in teacher training colleges (public and private) by region, 2007/2008 13 MOESS Page iii EMIS Project
LIST OF MAPS Page Map 3.1: Map 3.2a: Map 3.2b: Map 3.3a: Map 3.3b: Map 3.4: Map 3.5a: Map 3.5b: Map 3.6a: Map 3.6b: Number of public teacher training colleges by region, 2007/2008 8 Male enrolment in public teacher training colleges by region, 2007/2008 10 Female enrolment in public teacher training colleges by region, 2007/2008 10 Male enrolment in technical education in public teacher training colleges by region, 2007/2008 12 Female enrolment in technical education in public teacher training colleges by region, 2007/2008 12 Percentage of female students in teacher training colleges by region, 2007/2008 14 Number of male tutors in public teacher training colleges by region, 2007/2008 16 Number of female tutors in public teacher training colleges by region, 2007/2008 16 Percentage of male trained tutors in teacher training colleges by region, 2007/2008 18 Percentage of female trained tutors in teacher training colleges by region, 2007/2008 18 Map 3.10: Admission through Access Programme in Teacher Training Colleges, 2007/2008 22 Map 3.9a: Student per tutor in teacher training colleges by region, 2007/2008 20 MOESS Page iv EMIS Project
LIST OF CHARTS Page Chart 3.1 Chart 3.2 Chart 3.3 Chart 3.4 Chart 3.5 Chart 3.6 Chart 3.7 Number of teacher training colleges by type of education and region, 2007/2008 7 Enrolment in senior secondary schools by region and sex, 2007/2008 9 Enrolment in technical education in public teacher training colleges by region and sex, 2007/2008 11 Percentage of female students in teacher training colleges (public and private) by region, 2007/2008 13 Number of tutors in public teacher training colleges by region and sex, 2007/2008 15 Percentage of trained tutors in public teacher training colleges by region and sex, 2007/2008 17 Student/Tutor Ratio in teacher training colleges by type of education and region, 2007/2008 19 Chart 3.8 Admissions through Access Programme in Teacher Training Colleges, 2007/2008 21 MOESS Page v EMIS Project
SECTION ONE INTRODUCTION
REPORT ON BASIC STATISTICS AND PLANNING PARAMETERS FOR TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES IN GHANA - 2007/2008 1. INTRODUCTION In an effort to provide adequate and reliable data and information available for policy formulation, planning and implementation of various programmes and projects in education in Ghana, the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports launched the Education Management Information System (EMIS) Project in January, 1997 with technical support during the first and second Phases from the Harvard University with funds from the World Bank and the Government of Ghana. As an integral part of the Free, Compulsory and Universal Basic Education (FCUBE) Programme, the EMIS Project was planned to build on the already existing EMIS established in 1988 in the Ministry as part of the Education Reforms. Through the EMIS, a strong database has been established within the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports. This is the third Yearbook produced for Teacher Training Colleges although data on Teacher Training Colleges has been obtained in previous years. institutional facilities. This year's information on Teacher Training Colleges as in the previous years has been produced at national and regional levels. The report is presented in four sections as follows. Section One gives a brief introduction of the report highlighting briefly the EMIS Project. Section Two gives a brief summary of the analysis of the data. An attempt has been made in the analysis to compare the previous census (2006/2007) results with those of the current census. Currently there are 38 public Teacher Training Colleges. Section Three gives a summary of tables, charts and maps for Teacher Training Colleges. The arrangement of tables followed immediately by maps and charts has been used to facilitate visualisation of the concepts being presented. Section Four provides detailed statistics at national and regional levels. This report was conducted to provide and upgrade basic data and planning parameters on enrolment, teaching staff and MOESS Page 1 EMIS Project
SECTION TWO SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
2. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 2.1 Number of Teacher Training Colleges The number of teacher training colleges covered in this census is 38, representing 100.0% of the known number of public colleges as indicated in Table 2.1 below. At the moment there is no known private teacher training college in the country. 2.2 Enrolment in Teacher Training Colleges As shown in Table 2.2 below, enrolment in teacher training colleges is 26,100, showing an increase of 0.3% over the 2006/2007 figure of 26,025. Enrolment of male students is 13,813, representing a decrease of 1.2% when compared with the 2006/2007 figure of 13,978. Enrolment of female students is 12,287, representing an increase of 2.0% when compared with the 2006/2007 figure of 12,047. Table 2.1 Number of teacher training colleges (TTC) by type of education, 2006/2007-2007/2008 TYPE OF EDUCATION NUMBER OF TTC No. Existing 2006/2007 2007/2008 Public 38 38 38 Private 0 0 0 Total 39 38 38 Regional distribution of teacher training colleges in Table 3.1 (page 7), Map 3.1 and Chart 3.1 (page 8) shows that the Volta Region and Ashanti Region have the highest number of teacher training colleges (7) each, while the Greater Accra, Upper East and West Regions has the lowest number (2). Table 2.2 Enrolment in teacher training colleges (TTC) by sex, 2006/2007-2007/2008 TYPE OF EDUCATION ENROLMENT IN TTC 2006/2007 2007/2008 % Change Male 13,978 13,813 1.2 Female 12,047 12,287 2.0 Total 26,025 26,100 0.3 Regional distribution of enrolment in teacher training colleges in Table 3.2 (page 9), Map 3.2 and Chart 3.2 (page 10) shows that the Ashanti Region has the highest enrolment in teacher training colleges (4,980) while the Upper West Region has the lowest enrolment (1,023). MOESS Page 2 EMIS Project
2.3 Enrolment in Technical Education in Teacher Training Colleges As shown in Table 2.3 below, enrolment in technical education in teacher training colleges is 2,259, showing a decrease of 8.3% over the 2006/2007 figure of 2,463. Enrolment of male students is 2,039, representing a decrease of 7.9% when compared with the 2006/2007 figure of 2,215. Enrolment of female students is 220, representing a decrease of 11.3% when related to the 2006/2007 figure of 248. Table 2.3 Enrolment in technical education in teacher training colleges (TTC) by sex, 2006/2007-2007/2008 SEX ENROLMENT IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION 2006/2007 2007/2008 % Change Male 2,215 2039 7.9 Female 248 220 11.3 Total 2,463 2259 8.3 Regional distribution of enrolment in technical education in teacher training colleges in Table 3.3 (page 11), Chart 3.3 and Map 3.3 (page 12) shows that the Ashanti Region exhibits the highest enrolment in technical education (580) while the Greater Accra Region has the lowest figure (113). It is noted in the table that, for all regions, enrolment in technical education for boys is higher than that of girls. 2.4 Share of Female Enrolment in Teacher Training Colleges The percentage share of total female enrolment in teacher training colleges is 47.1%, showing an increase of 0.8% over the 2006/2007 figure of 46.3%. The percentage share of female enrolment is generally higher than that of their male counterparts. However, the reduction in the share of female enrolment in the first year suggests a gradual decline of female enrolment in Teacher Training Colleges in Ghana. Table 2.4 Percentage of female enrolment in teacher training colleges by year, 2006/2007-2007/2008 % OF FEMALE ENROLMENT Grade Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total 2006/2007 49.6 44.9 44.2 46.3 2007/2008 44.0 47.6 49.4 47.1 % Change -5.6 2.7 5.2 0.8 Regional distribution of percentage of female enrolment in teacher training colleges in Table 3.4 (page 13), Map 3.4 and Chart 3.4 (page 14) shows that the Central Region has the highest percentage of female enrolment (62.3%) while the Northern Region has the lowest proportion of female students (22.5%) in its teacher training colleges. MOESS Page 3 EMIS Project
2.5 Number of Tutors in Teacher Training Colleges As shown in Table 2.5 below, the total number of tutors in teacher training colleges is 1,396, showing a decrease of 0.6% over the 2006/2007 number of 1,405. The number of male tutors is 1,072, representing an increase of 1.4% when compared with the 2006/2007 figure of 1,057. The number of female tutors dropped from 348 in 2006/2007 to 324 in 2007/2008 academic year, representing a decrease of 6.9% when compared with the 2006/2007 figure. Table 2.5 Number of tutors in teacher training colleges by sex, 2006/2007-2007/2008 SEX NUMBER OF TUTORS 2006/2007 2007/2008 % Change Male 1,057 1,072 1.4 Female 348 324 6.9 Total 1,405 1,396 0.6 Regional distribution of the number of tutors in teacher training colleges in Table 3.5 (page 15), Map 3.5 and Chart 3.5 (page 16) shows that the Ashanti Region has the largest number of tutors (278), followed by the Eastern Region, (231). Upper West Region has the smallest figure (52). 2.6 Percentage of Trained Tutors in Teacher Training Colleges As presented in Table 2.6 below, the percentage of trained tutors in teacher training colleges is 99.1%, indicating a 0.1% a marginal increase of qualified teachers when compared with the 2006/2007 figure of 99.0%. Although male tutors are less qualified than female tutors, the proportion of male tutors who are qualified (98.9%) decreased by 0.2% when compared with the 2006/2007 figure of 99.1%. The percentage of qualified female tutors (100%) improved by 1.4% when compared with the 2006/2007 figure of 98.6%. Table 2.6 Percentage of trained tutors in teacher training colleges by sex, 2006/2007-2007/2008 SEX % OF TRAINED TUTORS 2006/2007 2007/2008 % Change Male 99.1 98.9-0.2 Female 98.6 100.0 1.4 Total 99.0 99.1 0.1 Regional distribution of the percentage of trained tutors in teacher training colleges in Table 3.6 (page 17), Map 3.6 and Chart 3.6 (page 18) shows that tutors in Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Upper East and West Regions are all qualified (100.0%). Ashanti Region has the lowest figure (97.5%) of qualified tutors. It is noted that, female tutors on the whole are all qualified. MOESS Page 4 EMIS Project
2.7 Student/Tutor Ratio in Teacher Training Colleges As shown in Table 2.7 below, the student/tutor ratio (i.e. the number of students per tutor) in teacher training colleges has remained at 19:1 from 2006/2007 to 2007/2008. Table 2.7 Student-Tutor Ratio in teacher training colleges, 2006/2007-2007/2008 YEAR STUDENT/TUTOR RATIO 2006/2007 19:1 2007/2008 19:1 % Change 0.0 Regional distribution of student/tutor ratio in teacher training colleges in Table 3.7 (page 19), Map 3.7 and Chart 3.7 (page 20) shows that institutions in the Central and Greater Accra Regions have the highest student/tutor ratio (26:1) while the Upper East Region colleges have the lowest ratio (13:1). 2.8 Admission through Access Programme in Teacher Training Colleges As shown in Table 2.8 below, the number of students admitted to teacher training colleges through the Access programme in 2007/2008 is 6,704. This number is made up of 2,628 male students and 4,076 female students. There was an overall increase in students who were admitted through the access programme when the 2007/2008 data is compared with the 2006/2007 figures. Table 2.8 Admission of Students through the Access Programme in teacher training colleges, 2006/2007-2007/2008 ENROLMENT THROUGH ACCESS PROGRAMME YEAR 2006/2007 2007/2008 % Change Male 2,284 2628 15.1 Female 3,718 4076 9.6 Total 6,002 6704 11.7 Regional distribution of students admitted in teacher training colleges through Access programme in Table 3.8 (page 21), Map 3.8 and Chart 3.8 (page 22) shows that Ashanti Region exhibits the highest enrolment (2,430) while the Brong-Ahafo Region has the lowest figure (116). MOESS Page 5 EMIS Project