Ghana vs High income: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Ghana
0.1448 units per person
in 2024
High income
0.0593 units per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
38th
High income rank
39th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • High income
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.1448 units per person against 0.0593 units per person in High income, a difference of 0.0855 units per person.

That makes Ghana's figure about 2.4 times High income's.

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

Ghana ranks 38th and High income ranks 39th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana High income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1082 units per person 0.0889 units per person 0.0193 units per person Ghana
1980s 0.113 units per person 0.081 units per person 0.032 units per person Ghana
1990s 0.123 units per person 0.0746 units per person 0.0483 units per person Ghana
2000s 0.1323 units per person 0.0666 units per person 0.0657 units per person Ghana
2010s 0.1484 units per person 0.0617 units per person 0.0868 units per person Ghana
2020s 0.1444 units per person 0.0601 units per person 0.0842 units per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Ghana or High income?
Ghana, at 0.1448 units per person against 0.0593 units per person in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Ghana and High income?
0.0855 units per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and High income?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Ghana and High income rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Ghana ranks 38th and High income ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.