Brazil vs Ghana: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Brazil
4 years
in 2019
Ghana
4 years
in 2019
Brazil rank
170th
Ghana rank
170th
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Brazil
- Ghana
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Ghana, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 170th and Ghana ranks 170th of 195 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 years | 6 years | 1 years | Brazil |
| 2000s | 7 years | 5.4 years | 1.6 years | Brazil |
| 2010s | 4.9 years | 4 years | 0.9 years | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Brazil or Ghana?
- Brazil, at 4 years against 4 years in Ghana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Brazil and Ghana?
- 0 years, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Brazil ranks 170th and Ghana ranks 170th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.