Ghana vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

Ghana
417,463
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
17.46 million
in 2024
Ghana rank
34th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
37th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male over time

  • Ghana
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 17.46 million against 417,463 in Ghana, a difference of 17.05 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 41.8 times Ghana's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 34th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 37th of 222 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 164,867 5.16 million 5.00 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 204,546 6.83 million 6.63 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 260,394 8.84 million 8.57 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 301,647 11.35 million 11.05 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 372,720 14.82 million 14.44 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 420,763 17.09 million 16.67 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, male, Ghana or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 17.46 million against 417,463 in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Ghana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
17.05 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ghana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Ghana ranks 34th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 37th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release