Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary education, pupils

Ghana
4.98 million
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
55.17 million
in 2024
Ghana rank
31st
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
34th

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Ghana
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 55.17 million against 4.98 million in Ghana, a difference of 50.19 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 206 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.12 million 44.12 million 43.00 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 1.52 million 54.62 million 53.10 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 2.10 million 59.71 million 57.61 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 2.95 million 62.28 million 59.32 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 4.25 million 58.41 million 54.16 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 4.76 million 55.78 million 51.01 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 55.17 million against 4.98 million in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
50.19 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Ghana ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.