Eswatini vs Ghana: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Eswatini
79.9%
in 2020
Ghana
84.1%
in 2020
Eswatini rank
91st
Ghana rank
90th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Eswatini
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 84.1% against 79.9% in Eswatini, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ghana ahead.
Eswatini ranks 91st and Ghana ranks 90th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 7 and Ghana in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Ghana |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Ghana |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | Ghana |
| 1910s | 1.3% | 4.2% | 2.9% | Ghana |
| 1920s | 4.2% | 6.9% | 2.7% | Ghana |
| 1930s | 9.6% | 9.2% | 0.4% | Eswatini |
| 1940s | 15.3% | 11.4% | 3.8% | Eswatini |
| 1950s | 25.1% | 14.7% | 10.4% | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 35.4% | 25.7% | 9.6% | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 54.9% | 41.5% | 13.4% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 67.3% | 54.0% | 13.3% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 62.5% | 5.8% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 69.2% | 5.8% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 76.9% | 4.8% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 84.1% | 4.2% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Eswatini or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 84.1% against 79.9% in Eswatini as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Eswatini and Ghana?
- 4.2%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Ghana?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Eswatini and Ghana rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Eswatini ranks 91st and Ghana ranks 90th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.