Employee motivation and job performance: a study of basic school teachers in Ghana

Future Business Journal

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the teacher participants (total = 159).

Variable	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Gender of teachers	Male	96	59.1
	Female	63	39.6
	Transgender	2	1.3
Age of teachers	18–25	11	6.90
	26–35	43	27.0
	36–45	54	33.9
	46–55	35	22.1
	56 and above	16	10.1
Teachers’ academic qualification	PGDED	67	42.2
	Bachelor’s degree	80	50.3
	Master’s degree	12	7.50
Rank of teachers	Senior Sup. II	42	26.4
	Senior Sup. I	10	6.30
	Prin. Superintendent	92	57.8
	Assist. Direct II	13	8.20
	Assist. Direct I	2	1.30
	Deputy Direct I	0	0.00
Years teaching experience	Less than 2 years	21	13.2
	2–5 years	25	15.7
	6–10 years	55	34.6
	11–15 years	35	22.0
	Over 15 years	23	14.5