Ghana vs Yemen: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Ghana
695,905 number
in 2020
Yemen
710,000 number
in 2020
Ghana rank
36th
Yemen rank
35th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Ghana
  • Yemen
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 710,000 number against 695,905 number in Ghana, a difference of 14,095 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 35th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 256,871 number 166,883 number 89,989 number Ghana
1980s 331,915 number 246,845 number 85,070 number Ghana
1990s 418,336 number 386,189 number 32,148 number Ghana
2000s 530,080 number 566,493 number 36,413 number Yemen
2010s 632,714 number 644,498 number 11,784 number Yemen
2020s 695,905 number 710,000 number 14,095 number Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Ghana or Yemen?
Yemen, at 710,000 number against 695,905 number in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Ghana and Yemen?
14,095 number, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Yemen?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Yemen rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 36th and Yemen ranks 35th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.