Ghana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female

Ghana
913,460 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
12.63 million number
in 2019
Ghana rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Ghana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
05.0M10.0M15.0M197119952019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 12.63 million number against 913,460 number in Ghana, a difference of 11.71 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.8 times Ghana's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 196 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 117,737 number 2.97 million number 2.85 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 203,288 number 3.30 million number 3.10 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 458,281 number 5.32 million number 4.87 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 838,288 number 10.42 million number 9.58 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, female, Ghana or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 12.63 million number against 913,460 number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, female between Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
11.71 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
Ghana ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,204 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.