Ghana vs Libya: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Ghana

84.1%

in 2020

Libya

85.1%

in 2020

Ghana rank

90th

Libya rank

89th

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

Libya currently reports 85.1% against 84.1% in Ghana, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 90th and Libya ranks 89th of 111 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.