Ghana vs Other small states: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Ghana
2.00 million number
in 2020
Other small states
1.72 million number
in 2019
Ghana rank
42nd
Other small states rank
43rd

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Ghana
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.00 million number against 1.72 million number in Other small states, a difference of 280,210 number.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Other small states ahead.

Ghana ranks 42nd and Other small states ranks 43rd of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Other small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 926,606 number 838,283 number 88,323 number Ghana
1980s 1.25 million number 1.03 million number 214,721 number Ghana
1990s 1.22 million number 1.30 million number 78,015 number Other small states
2000s 1.52 million number 1.54 million number 20,513 number Other small states
2010s 1.83 million number 1.64 million number 194,123 number Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Ghana or Other small states?
Ghana, at 2.00 million number against 1.72 million number in Other small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Ghana and Other small states?
280,210 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Other small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Other small states rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 42nd and Other small states ranks 43rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.