Ghana vs United Kingdom: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

Ghana
398,692 number
in 2020
United Kingdom
422,268 number
in 2020
Ghana rank
32nd
United Kingdom rank
29th

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

  • Ghana
  • United Kingdom
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019952020

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 422,268 number against 398,692 number in Ghana, a difference of 23,576 number.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 206 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 156,761 number 462,155 number 305,393 number United Kingdom
1980s 191,260 number 354,467 number 163,208 number United Kingdom
1990s 247,656 number 390,454 number 142,799 number United Kingdom
2000s 301,146 number 365,449 number 64,303 number United Kingdom
2010s 357,179 number 398,455 number 41,276 number United Kingdom
2020s 398,692 number 422,268 number 23,576 number United Kingdom

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 United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 422,268 number against 398,692 number in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Ghana and United Kingdom?
23,576 number, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United Kingdom?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Ghana and United Kingdom rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Ghana ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 206 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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.