Ghana vs Kenya: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Ghana
0.1448 units per person
in 2024
Kenya
0.1453 units per person
in 2023
Ghana rank
38th
Kenya rank
37th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.1453 units per person against 0.1448 units per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0005 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.

Ghana ranks 38th and Kenya ranks 37th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1082 units per person 0.1707 units per person 0.0625 units per person Kenya
1980s 0.113 units per person 0.2096 units per person 0.0965 units per person Kenya
1990s 0.1222 units per person 0.1794 units per person 0.0572 units per person Kenya
2000s 0.1323 units per person 0.1684 units per person 0.0361 units per person Kenya
2010s 0.1477 units per person 0.1637 units per person 0.016 units per person Kenya
2020s 0.1443 units per person 0.1469 units per person 0.0026 units per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Ghana or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.1453 units per person against 0.1448 units per person in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Ghana and Kenya?
0.0005 units per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Ghana ranks 38th and Kenya ranks 37th 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.