Brazil vs Ghana: Over-age students, primary

Brazil
14.5%
in 2017
Ghana
15.4%
in 2018
Brazil rank
38th
Ghana rank
35th

Over-age students, primary over time

  • Brazil
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 15.4% against 14.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 35th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 36.4% 21.3% 15.1% Brazil
2000s 26.3% 24.0% 2.2% Brazil
2010s 16.6% 18.7% 2.1% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Brazil or Ghana?
Ghana, at 15.4% against 14.5% in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Brazil and Ghana?
0.9%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for over-age students, primary?
Brazil ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 35th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Unit
% of enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.