Ghana vs Japan: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Ghana
0.0036 units per person
in 2024
Japan
0.0035 units per person
in 2023
Ghana rank
157th
Japan rank
159th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Japan
00.0020.0040.006197119972024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0036 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Japan ahead.

Ghana ranks 157th and Japan ranks 159th of 204 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0037 units per person 0.0036 units per person 0.0001 units per person Ghana
1980s 0.0042 units per person 0.0039 units per person 0.0003 units per person Ghana
1990s 0.0041 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.0006 units per person Ghana
2010s 0.005 units per person 0.0033 units per person 0.0018 units per person Ghana
2020s 0.0056 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.0021 units per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Ghana or Japan?
Ghana, at 0.0036 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Ghana and Japan?
0.0001 units per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2021.
How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Ghana ranks 157th and Japan ranks 159th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.