Ghana vs India: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes
Ghana
85.4%
in 2019
India
83.9%
in 2019
Ghana rank
128th
India rank
131st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Ghana
- India
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 85.4% against 83.9% in India, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was India ahead.
Ghana ranks 128th and India ranks 131st of 188 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.3% | 59.4% | 0.1% | India |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 69.1% | 3.6% | India |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 85.7% | 2.7% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Ghana or India?
- Ghana, at 85.4% against 83.9% in India as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Ghana and India?
- 1.5%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Ghana and India rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 128th and India ranks 131st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.