Ghana vs South Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Ghana
2.00 million number
in 2020
South Africa
2.07 million number
in 2020
Ghana rank
42nd
South Africa rank
39th

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

  • Ghana
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.07 million number against 2.00 million number in Ghana, a difference of 68,170 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 39th of 205 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 926,606 number 1.67 million number 742,356 number South Africa
1980s 1.25 million number 2.15 million number 900,336 number South Africa
1990s 1.22 million number 2.47 million number 1.26 million number South Africa
2000s 1.52 million number 2.09 million number 566,052 number South Africa
2010s 1.83 million number 1.94 million number 110,828 number South Africa
2020s 2.00 million number 2.07 million number 68,170 number South Africa

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 South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.07 million number against 2.00 million number in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Ghana and South Africa?
68,170 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 39th 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.