Ghana vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, early childhood education, female
Ghana
2.08 million
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
60.58 million
in 2024
Ghana rank
21st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
24th
School age population, early childhood education, female over time
- Ghana
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 60.58 million against 2.08 million in Ghana, a difference of 58.49 million.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 29.1 times Ghana's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 21st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 24th of 207 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.39 million | 39.35 million | 37.96 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 2.00 million | 55.42 million | 53.42 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 2.07 million | 59.48 million | 57.42 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, female, Ghana or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 60.58 million against 2.08 million in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, female between Ghana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 58.49 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Ghana ranks 21st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 24th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release