Ghana vs India: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Ghana
84.1%
in 2020
India
79.4%
in 2020
Ghana rank
90th
India rank
93rd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Ghana
- India
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 84.1% against 79.4% in India, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was India ahead.
Ghana ranks 90th and India ranks 93rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and India in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | India |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | India |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 2.2% | 1.4% | India |
| 1900s | 1.9% | 4.5% | 2.7% | India |
| 1910s | 4.2% | 9.1% | 4.8% | India |
| 1920s | 6.9% | 15.2% | 8.3% | India |
| 1930s | 9.2% | 19.9% | 10.6% | India |
| 1940s | 11.4% | 23.4% | 11.9% | India |
| 1950s | 14.7% | 26.3% | 11.6% | India |
| 1960s | 25.7% | 29.1% | 3.4% | India |
| 1970s | 41.5% | 34.8% | 6.7% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 54.0% | 39.1% | 14.9% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 62.5% | 52.0% | 10.5% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 61.6% | 7.6% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 72.5% | 4.4% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 79.4% | 4.7% | 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, Ghana or India?
- Ghana, at 84.1% against 79.4% in India as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Ghana and India?
- 4.7%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Ghana and India rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Ghana ranks 90th and India ranks 93rd 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.