Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Ghana
4.98 million
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
55.17 million
in 2024
Ghana rank
31st
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
34th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Ghana
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 55.17 million against 4.98 million in Ghana, a difference of 50.19 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 206 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.12 million 44.12 million 43.00 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 1.52 million 54.62 million 53.10 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 2.13 million 59.59 million 57.46 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 2.95 million 62.28 million 59.32 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 4.21 million 58.65 million 54.44 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 4.79 million 55.68 million 50.90 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 55.17 million against 4.98 million in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
50.19 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Ghana ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.