Ghana vs Post-demographic dividend: Primary education, pupils

Ghana
4.98 million
in 2024
Post-demographic dividend
66.45 million
in 2024
Ghana rank
31st
Post-demographic dividend rank
30th

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Ghana
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 66.45 million against 4.98 million in Ghana, a difference of 61.47 million.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 13.3 times Ghana's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 31st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 30th of 206 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 1.12 million 79.61 million 78.49 million Post-demographic dividend
1980s 1.52 million 76.25 million 74.73 million Post-demographic dividend
1990s 2.10 million 72.62 million 70.51 million Post-demographic dividend
2000s 2.95 million 70.08 million 67.13 million Post-demographic dividend
2010s 4.25 million 68.12 million 63.87 million Post-demographic dividend
2020s 4.76 million 67.18 million 62.41 million Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Ghana or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 66.45 million against 4.98 million in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Ghana and Post-demographic dividend?
61.47 million, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Post-demographic dividend?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Ghana ranks 31st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 30th 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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About this data

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.