Egypt vs Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary

Egypt
14.9%
in 2010
Ghana
16.5%
in 2010
Egypt rank
79th
Ghana rank
76th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary over time

  • Egypt
  • Ghana
10203040196019852010

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 16.5% against 14.9% in Egypt, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Egypt ranks 79th and Ghana ranks 76th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 18.0% 18.0% 0.0% Egypt
1970s 27.8% 21.0% 6.8% Egypt
1980s 19.3% 23.8% 4.5% Ghana
1990s 17.3% 33.9% 16.6% Ghana
2000s 12.3% 22.2% 9.9% Ghana
2010s 14.9% 16.5% 1.6% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary, Egypt or Ghana?
Ghana, at 16.5% against 14.9% in Egypt as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary between Egypt and Ghana?
1.6%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ghana?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Egypt and Ghana rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
Egypt ranks 79th and Ghana ranks 76th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)