Ghana vs OECD members: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Ghana
0.1448 units per person
in 2024
OECD members
0.0654 units per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
38th
OECD members rank
37th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.1448 units per person against 0.0654 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0794 units per person.

That makes Ghana's figure about 2.2 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was OECD members ahead.

Ghana ranks 38th and OECD members ranks 37th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1082 units per person 0.1033 units per person 0.0049 units per person Ghana
1980s 0.113 units per person 0.0969 units per person 0.0161 units per person Ghana
1990s 0.123 units per person 0.0873 units per person 0.0357 units per person Ghana
2000s 0.1323 units per person 0.0795 units per person 0.0528 units per person Ghana
2010s 0.1484 units per person 0.0712 units per person 0.0773 units per person Ghana
2020s 0.1444 units per person 0.0666 units per person 0.0778 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 OECD members?
Ghana, at 0.1448 units per person against 0.0654 units per person in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Ghana and OECD members?
0.0794 units per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and OECD members?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Ghana and OECD members rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Ghana ranks 38th and OECD members 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.