Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Enrolment in primary education, female

Ghana
2.24 million number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
29.93 million number
in 2019
Ghana rank
33rd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
30th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

  • Ghana
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
010.0M20.0M30.0M197019942019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 29.93 million number against 2.24 million number in Ghana, a difference of 27.69 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.3 times Ghana's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 33rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 203 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 490,915 number 22.54 million number 22.05 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 672,537 number 27.98 million number 27.31 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 943,350 number 31.07 million number 30.13 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 1.42 million number 31.94 million number 30.53 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 2.08 million number 30.10 million number 28.02 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 29.93 million number against 2.24 million number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
27.69 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?
Ghana ranks 33rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in 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 primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.