Ghana vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Ghana
1.85 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.76 million number
in 2018
Ghana rank
18th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
20th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Ghana
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197119952019

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1.85 million number against 1.76 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 87,430 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1983 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Ghana ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 204,250 number 667,714 number 463,465 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 414,767 number 959,190 number 544,423 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 923,784 number 1.07 million number 142,073 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 1.67 million number 1.53 million number 141,428 number Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Ghana or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Ghana, at 1.85 million number against 1.76 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Ghana and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
87,430 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
How do Ghana and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.