Ghana vs Nigeria: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Ghana
0.1448 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.1466 units per person
in 2023
Ghana rank
38th
Nigeria rank
35th
Primary education, pupils, per capita over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1466 units per person against 0.1448 units per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0018 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1094 units per person | 0.0917 units per person | 0.0177 units per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.113 units per person | 0.1572 units per person | 0.0442 units per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1223 units per person | 0.1419 units per person | 0.0196 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1323 units per person | 0.1451 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1491 units per person | 0.1245 units per person | 0.0246 units per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.1446 units per person | 0.14 units per person | 0.0046 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.1466 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 Nigeria?
- 0.0018 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 35th 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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About this data
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.