Ghana vs North America: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Ghana
0.1448 units per person
in 2024
North America
0.0687 units per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
38th
North America rank
36th
Primary education, pupils, per capita over time
- Ghana
- North America
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.1448 units per person against 0.0687 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0761 units per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was North America ahead.
Ghana ranks 38th and North America ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1082 units per person | 0.0973 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.113 units per person | 0.0894 units per person | 0.0237 units per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.123 units per person | 0.0895 units per person | 0.0335 units per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.1323 units per person | 0.0828 units per person | 0.0495 units per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.1484 units per person | 0.0758 units per person | 0.0727 units per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.1444 units per person | 0.0705 units per person | 0.0739 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 North America?
- Ghana, at 0.1448 units per person against 0.0687 units per person in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Ghana and North America?
- 0.0761 units per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and North America?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and North America rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 38th and North America ranks 36th 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.